Glens Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Glens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Glens (118) may also be a first name.

Glens Last Name Facts

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

Glens (Marathi: ेन्स, Russian: Гленс) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Glens.

How Common Is The Last Name Glens? popularity and diffusion

The surname Glens is the 2,718,172nd most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Glens reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 859,937th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 118 people.

The last name Glens is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 17,259,949. In The United States Glens is most frequent in: Florida, where 33 percent live, Illinois, where 29 percent live and Alabama, where 5 percent live. Barring The United States this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 20 percent live and Cameroon, where 10 percent live.

Glens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Glens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Glens last name fell 60 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Glens Last Name Statistics demography

Glens earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.49% less than the national average, earning $29,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gelens91700/
Glenns9135/
Gilens9120/
Gloens9112/
Gluens912/
Glense912/
Gleans911/
Gleins910/
Gleens910/
Gielens83901/
Gillens83264/
Gellens83254/
Glennås834/
Glitens833/
Geelens832/
Geylens832/
Gitlens831/
Gehlens831/
Guelens831/
Gleense830/
Gleinst830/
Glenz801,368/
Glans801,197/
Glins80137/
Glyns807/
Glems801/
Glæns801/
Glons800/
Ghielens77110/
Guillens7750/
Gilliens775/
Glittens772/
Gleijnse771/
Gilleans770/
Gloyns7343/
Glains7328/
Glahns7317/
Glänås7310/
Glanås738/
Gelins737/
Glyans736/
Glaenz735/
Glence733/
Gilins732/
Gelenz731/
Gllins731/
Gleinz731/
Gleams731/
Glynns731/
Glennx731/
Glench731/
Gluenz731/
Glansz730/
Glenze730/
Glayns730/
Gillins67743/
Gillyns6764/
Gelijns6753/
Gillons6746/
Getlins6726/
Gillems6725/
Gielenz6720/
Gillans6718/
Gellins6717/
Gitlins677/
Gilijns673/
Glennze673/
Glnx672/
Guelins671/
Gailins671/
Guilins671/
Gillnæs671/
Gellans671/
Geelins671/
Glemsch671/
Gilgins670/

Glens Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Glens in the Marathi language
ेन्सensa-
Glens in the Russian language
Гленсglens-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Glens
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