Glin Surname

333,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Glin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin5051:20,4672,734
Poland2231:170,44323,608
France1221:544,44974,270
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
Ivory Coast281:823,97321,823
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Taiwan201:1,172,2378,044
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

The alternate forms: Gliń (76) are calculated separately.

Glin (361) may also be a first name.

Glin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Glin (Hindi: ग्लिन, Russian: Глин) is found most in Benin. It can appear as a variant: Gliń. For other potential spellings of Glin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 333,948th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,589,101 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 47 percent of Glin are found; 47 percent are found in West Africa and 46 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Glin is also the 458,188th most widely held forename world-wide, borne by 361 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 505 people, or 1 in 20,467. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Zou Department, where 72 percent reside, Ouémé Department, where 10 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 8 percent reside. Barring Benin this last name exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 20 percent reside and France, where 11 percent reside.

Glin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Glin has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 303 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Glin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Glin surname are 28.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 81.25% registered with the party.

Glin earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.6% more than the national average, earning $50,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gliń9276/
Glinn89367/
Glien8982/
Glind8952/
Gling8930/
Glint8917/
Glimn8911/
Glinc893/
Nglin893/
Hglin891/
Gliin891/
Ghlin891/
Glhin891/
Lin8618,909,435/
Gln8618/
Gillin802,699/
Gellin80604/
Glinne80333/
Gyllin80162/
Gåhlin8081/
Glimne8031/
Gøling809/
Gåling808/
Håglin808/
Glindø806/
Hglind804/
Giglin802/
Geglin802/
Høglin802/
Geelin801/
Glienn801/
Glilin801/
Gyglin801/
Glinck801/
Hglgin801/
Ling751,263,722/
Linn75139,482/
Lind7558,464/
Lina7554,424/
Lien7532,885/
Lion7531,452/
Glen7515,591/
Lint753,688/
Glyn751,053/
Glim75884/
Luin75824/
Llin75408/
Limn75372/
Lihn75326/
Lijn75222/
Hlin75119/
Ålin75100/
Ngln758/
Lgin756/
Geln755/
Lisn755/
Lhin754/
Giln752/
Linq752/
Linå752/
Linț751/
Glhn751/
Hgln751/
Glln751/
Glnk751/
Glnq751/
Glnn750/
Guillin736,631/
Gilling732,000/
Gillion731,993/
Gelling731,537/
Gylling731,422/
Geeslin731,133/
Glinova73336/
Gellion73275/
Geelink73116/
Gölling7391/
Høglien7374/
Geeling7373/
Gillien7350/
Gellink7350/
Gellien7335/
Guellin7328/
Gülling7310/
Høglind739/
Gillina738/
Glingue737/
Gellina735/
Kgellin733/
Ncglinn731/
Gillisn731/
Gølling731/
Ghillin731/
Ngeelin731/
Gillimn731/
Gesllin731/
Gillinn730/
Gillind730/
Gilluin730/
Goellin730/
Gillink730/
Gillgin730/
Glenn6778,395/
Glynn6726,195/
Lindh676,784/
Lindt673,615/
Linne673,427/
Lingg672,527/
Åhlin67820/
Linkh67424/
Ln67328/
Liehn67319/
Geesling67253/
Gleen67219/
Lingė67170/
Lindø67140/
Glehn67102/
Luihn6786/
Lingh6763/
Gelne6761/
Llina6759/
Lionn6759/
Nggln6748/
Lintt6742/
Guilling6741/
Åling6736/
Gleng6735/
Glent6727/
Ålind6724/
Ålien6722/
Hling6721/
Gylnn6718/
Linnå6718/
Liuen6715/
Gillling6712/
Glend6711/
Glimø6710/
Glene679/
Glaen679/
Lling678/
Glimt678/
Llion677/
Liaen677/
Lindå677/
L'Lin677/
Gålne676/
Gålén676/
Glyna675/
Linng675/
Gelnn674/
Øhlin674/
Ghlim673/
Linnd673/
Linqu673/
Gilln672/
Llink672/
Lisng672/
Gilne672/
Ghlen672/
Glænø672/
Glimå672/
Lindė672/
Lluin671/
Lingq671/
Llind671/
Lisnk671/
Nglen671/
Hlihn671/
Hlinc671/
Geesllin671/
Glemn671/
Gilnk671/
Gloen671/
Glenh671/
Hluin671/
L'Ing671/
Limûn671/
Geelinck671/
Geellink671/
Guillint671/
Guelling671/
Gålen671/
Gülhn671/
Gieln671/
D'Lin671/
Gllen670/
Lisnt670/
Lienn670/
Luinn670/
Gleun670/
Glyon670/
Gluen670/
Linzz670/
Gilnn670/
Glhen670/

Glin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Glin in the Hindi language
ग्लिनglina-
Glin in the Russian language
Глинglin-

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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 Glin
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