Gliga Surname

90,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Gliga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gliga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania4,6471:4,321579
Moldova3451:10,3231,772
Poland1381:275,42633,676
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Luxembourg311:18,7274,129
France131:5,109,440259,941
Hungary131:755,09840,181
England111:5,065,278148,650
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Gligă (70) are calculated separately.

Gliga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gliga (Russian: Глига) is most common in Romania. It may also be found in the variant forms: Gligă. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gliga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gliga is the 90,169th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,370,612 people. Gliga is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Gliga reside; 97 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 94 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is held by 4,647 people, or 1 in 4,321. In Romania it is most frequent in: Mureș County, where 50 percent reside, Neamț County, where 8 percent reside and Cluj County, where 8 percent reside. Beside Romania this surname exists in 28 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 6 percent reside and Poland, where 3 percent reside.

Gliga Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gliga surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 70% registered to vote for the party.

Gliga earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.71% more than the national average, earning $46,908 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gligă9370/
Gligah91555/
Gelliga838/
Gliguța832/
Gleigas831/
Gilliga831/
Linga8013,413/
Gligo80775/
Liñga80187/
Glyga8057/
Gluga8040/
Glige8037/
Glega8036/
Gligi802/
Gilligaa770/
Lga754/
Lingga7311,629/
Lingai73830/
Lingay73459/
Lingaa73434/
Lingau7399/
Lingha7370/
Gliget7317/
Gliger735/
Linnga734/
Gleige732/
Glegah731/
Lihnga731/
Llinga731/
Gglige731/
Gligui731/
Linggay67160/
Gilligo6733/
Gligich6731/
Gelligo6724/
Linggai6723/
Lgah6713/
Linggau6710/
Lgat679/
Lgad677/
Linghai675/
Lgai675/
Ling'aa674/
Lingaih674/
Linngga674/
Lgau673/
Lgay672/
Hlga672/
Gellega672/
Linghau672/
Llingay672/
Lgaa672/
Gleiguy671/
Lingajj671/
Llingaa671/
Gillige671/
Gleiger671/
Lhga671/
Glygach671/
Lnga671/
Linga'a671/
Gillega671/
L'Linga671/
Lqga671/
Lcga671/
Gluigos670/
Gleggat670/

Gliga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gliga in the Russian language
Глигаgliga-

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Footnotes

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