Glidja Surname

612,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 504 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Glidja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glidja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin4921:21,0072,812
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Glidja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Glidja is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glidja? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 612,595th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 14,459,416 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Glidja live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Glidja is most widespread in Benin, where it is carried by 492 people, or 1 in 21,007. In Benin Glidja is mostly concentrated in: Zou Department, where 62 percent live, Littoral Department, where 23 percent live and Collines Department, where 6 percent live. Barring Benin this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glidje8315/
Gledja835/
Glidea833/
Glica73852/
Glisa73103/
Gliza7322/
Gleja732/
Glijo731/
Glisca67153/
Glizia6764/
Glajza6719/
Gledje6717/
Glaisa6716/
Glejah6711/
Glädje677/
Gleisa674/
Glaiza673/
Glidie673/
Glezia672/
Glisad672/
Glajsa672/
Gleaja671/
Glizga671/
Glézia671/
Glyzia671/
Gleiza671/

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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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  • 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 Glidja
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