Glawe Surname

193,682nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Glawe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glawe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1351:70,9309,023
United States8261:438,81237,732
Papua New Guinea1661:49,1196,132
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
England31:18,572,686338,250
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

The alternate forms: Gläwe (13) are calculated separately.

Glawe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Glawe Come From? nationality or country of origin

Glawe occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Gläwe. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Glawe? popularity and diffusion

Glawe is the 193,682nd most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,356,769 people. Glawe is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Glawe reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,135 people, or 1 in 70,930. In Germany it is primarily found in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 41 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent live and Berlin, where 10 percent live. Not including Germany it is found in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live.

Glawe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Glawe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Glawe surname increased 1,502 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Glawe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Glawe are 21.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.25% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Glawe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 34.43% less than the national average, earning 226,915 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.57% more than the national average, earning $48,141 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.53% more than the national average, earning $60,877 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gläwe9313/
Glaewe9139/
Glawee9118/
Glawea919/
Nglawe913/
Glaswe911/
Glawes911/
Glaweu911/
Glaw89521/
Glae8916/
Glaywea8367/
Glaweah8332/
Glawhea8312/
Ghlaiwe838/
Gleawea835/
Glaswer832/
Glaywey831/
Glayweh831/
Glave801,597/
Glabe80234/
Glowe80191/
Glaue80141/
Glaye8059/
Glawa8043/
Glaje8033/
Gliwe8029/
Glaee8020/
Glewe8010/
Glöwe804/
Glawi802/
Glaeh801/
Glaie801/
Glawy801/
Glaywhea7728/
Glayweah773/
Glasswer771/
Glayhwie771/
Gillawee771/
Gleave733,868/
Glaves731,207/
Glavey73375/
Glavee73356/
Glewwe73232/
Glavez7357/
Glaive7349/
Glavie7344/
Glaied7331/
Glavet7323/
Glayee7322/
Glaube7318/
Glaver7317/
Glayed739/
Glaeve737/
Gellaw737/
Gillae736/
Gellae733/
Glayeh732/
Glavje732/
Glaihe732/
Nglaye732/
Glaibe731/
Glawdt731/
Gleuwe731/
Glewey731/
Ghlaye731/
Ghlewe731/
Glaway731/
Glawhy731/
Glajoe731/
Glayes731/
Ghlawi731/
Gleewe731/
Glaiez731/
Glajeh731/
Glajie731/
Glaoue731/
Glawai731/
Gleabe731/
Glowey730/
Glahee730/
Glay673,126/
Glee672,342/
Gleaves672,175/
Gloe671,408/
Glow671,398/
Glai671,087/
Gley671,073/
Glau67651/
Glue67585/
Glaa67157/
Glei67139/
Gleu6769/
Glea6765/
Gleavey6738/
Glatved6715/
Gloa6715/
Glaj6714/
Glye678/
Glaywhy676/
Gleaver672/
Gellaye672/
Glayway672/
Glaaver671/
Glauech671/
Glauver671/
Gillaey671/
Gleweah671/
Glaiebe671/
Glaouer671/
Gellawi671/
Gellawy671/
Gillawy671/
Glawaja671/
Glaswai671/
Glayier670/
Glauvey670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Glawe
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