Glaya Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Glaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Glaya (207) may also be a first name.

Glaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Glaya (Russian: Глая) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glaya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,206,983rd most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Glaya are found; 68 percent are found in West Africa and 55 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 629,010th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 207 people.

The last name Glaya is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria Glaya is most common in: Adamawa, where 100 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 14 percent live and Afghanistan, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glayat9142/
Glayau9129/
Glayah914/
Glayaz912/
Glay893,126/
Glaa89157/
Glya895/
Glaye8059/
Glays8053/
Gliya8020/
Gleya806/
Glayi805/
Glayo802/
Glaia802/
Ghlay802/
Gluya801/
Hglaa801/
Gloya801/
Nglay801/
Glaja801/
Glayd801/
Glayz801/
Gla752,158/
Gly75170/
Gluyas73617/
Gillay7352/
Glayou7349/
Gellay7339/
Gleyah7335/
Glouya7332/
Glayee7322/
Geelay7315/
Gellaa7314/
Gillya7311/
Glayed739/
Glayds735/
Nglaye732/
Glayeh732/
Glayho731/
Glayuo731/
Glayes731/
Glahai731/
Ghlaye731/
Glyyas731/
Ngliya731/
Glehay731/
Nglayi731/
Ngloya731/
Glayoo731/
Glaysz731/
Glajat731/
Gellya730/
Gloy671,272/
Glai671,087/
Gley671,073/
Glau67651/
Glea6765/
Guellay6733/
Guillay6728/
Gluhaia6723/
Glyø6720/
Gleeyah6716/
Glae6716/
Gloa6715/
Glaj6714/
Gilliya678/
Glye678/
Glyt676/
Glla674/
Ghla673/
Ghly672/
Glyo672/
Gellaye672/
Geelaay672/
Gilleya671/
Glliyas671/
Gluy671/
Geeleya671/
Geeglay671/
Glyh671/
Ghellay671/
Glly671/
Cgla671/
Cgly671/
Gillhay670/

Glaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Glaya in the Russian language
Глаяglaa-

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Glaya
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