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) occurs most in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glens? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,718,172nd most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Glens are found; 41 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 859,937th most commonly used given name world-wide, held by 118 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne 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. Apart from The United States it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 20 percent live and Cameroon, where 10 percent live.

Glens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Glens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Glens last name decreased 60 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 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

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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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