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 last name Glaya (Russian: Глая) is most common in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glaya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,206,983rd most numerous last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. Glaya occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Glaya reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 55 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Glaya is also the 629,010th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 207 people.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Adamawa, where 100 percent live. Barring Nigeria Glaya occurs in 7 countries. It is also common 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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  • 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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