Glayan Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Glayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131

Glayan (20) may also be a first name.

Glayan Last Name Facts

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

Glayan occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Glayan.

How Common Is The Last Name Glayan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Glayan is the 6,063,924th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Glayan live; 80 percent live in Southeast Asia and 80 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Glayan is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 20 people.

The surname is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 3,686,778. In Malaysia Glayan is primarily found in: Sarawak, where 88 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 13 percent live. Apart from Malaysia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Liberia, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glayn911/
Glajan833,071/
Gloyan8377/
Glayon8350/
Gleyan8314/
Gluyan8312/
Glayne832/
Glayen832/
Gliyan831/
Glaynn830/
Ghleyan7731/
Glayoun7715/
Glayten776/
Glayond775/
Gliyang772/
Glaajan771/
Glouyan771/
Glahian770/
Glean731,319/
Gloyn73524/
Glain73368/
Glaun7360/
Glaen739/
Gleyn737/
Glyen731/
Ghlijyan71196/
Gilleyan719/
Gelliyan711/
Gloyne67669/
Glojan67234/
Glaine67112/
Gleyen6794/
Gleane6740/
Glyenn6712/
Gluian675/
Gleahn673/
Gillieyan672/
Gloian672/
Gléjan671/
Glaint671/
Glaind671/
Gleann671/
Ghlain671/
Gliian671/
Gleand671/
Glawen671/
Gleyon671/
Gleynn671/
Gysllayne671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Glayan
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