Glenys Surname

841,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Glenys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glenys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand1521:29,7925,213
Dominican Republic1081:96,6014,209
Australia551:490,83137,357
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Glenys (29,027) may also be a first name.

Glenys Last Name Facts

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

The surname Glenys (Arabic: غلينيس) occurs more in New Zealand more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glenys? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 841,044th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 22,286,073 people. Glenys is primarily found in Oceania, where 63 percent of Glenys are found; 63 percent are found in Australasia and 63 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 28,612th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 29,027 people.

This surname is most numerous in New Zealand, where it is carried by 152 people, or 1 in 29,792. In New Zealand it is most common in: Otago Region, where 22 percent are found, Canterbury Region, where 19 percent are found and Auckland Region, where 16 percent are found. Not including New Zealand Glenys exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The Dominican Republic, where 33 percent are found and Australia, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glennys9265/
Glenyss921/
Glenis83336/
Glenes836/
Glesnes77366/
Glennis7741/
Glenise7713/
Glenges7710/
Glennes773/
Glenish772/
Gleness771/
Glenese771/
Gleanis771/
Gleanes770/
Gleines770/
Gyllenäs7114/
Gillenäs716/
Glennese712/
Gillenes711/
Glennees711/
Glessnes710/
Glennies710/
Glines672,168/
Glynis6765/
Guillenes6760/
Glinis6733/
Gilnis6731/
Glynes675/
Gilnes672/
Gilnês671/

Glenys Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Glenys in the Arabic language
غلينيسghlynys-

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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 Glenys
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