Glenister Surname

175,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,449 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Glenister Surname Definition:

A locality in Scotland; but I do not find the place.

Glenister Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4501:38,4264,999
Australia4541:59,4627,217
United States2021:1,794,351117,764
South Africa951:570,29244,274
Canada601:614,09350,489
Wales461:67,2725,910
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Jamaica331:86,9683,873
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5091:47,8895,906
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Glenister (68) may also be a first name.

Glenister Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A locality in Scotland; but I do not find the place.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Glenister Last Name Facts

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

Glenister has its highest incidence in England. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glenister? popularity and diffusion

The last name Glenister is the 175,030th most frequent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,975,723 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Glenister reside; 63 percent reside in Northern Europe and 63 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,181,159th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 68 people.

Glenister is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 1,450 people, or 1 in 38,426. In England it is most common in: Greater London, where 15 percent live, Bedfordshire, where 10 percent live and Hertfordshire, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Glenister Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Glenister has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 285 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,188 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 4,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Glenister Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Glenister surname are 2.17% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.06% being registered with the political party.

The amount Glenister earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 35.39% more than the national average, earning R 321,744 per year; in United States they earn 39.09% more than the national average, earning $60,017 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.77% more than the national average, earning $52,052 CAD per year.

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