Glinka Surname

62,834th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,982 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Glinka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glinka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland4,5241:8,4021,133
Germany1,1431:70,4338,974
United States6541:554,21945,765
Russia5111:282,04129,222
Argentina3971:107,6669,105
Transnistria1871:2,538376
Belarus1451:65,52510,863
England651:857,20145,134
Brazil521:4,116,814111,429
Uzbekistan381:813,92516,450
France351:1,897,792163,564
Moldova291:122,80613,852
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Israel241:356,56829,419
Latvia221:93,18413,456
Kazakhstan151:1,178,83365,606
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Estonia121:110,15019,471
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Malta11:430,2723,380
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Gļinka (1) & Glińka (1) are calculated separately.

Glinka (77) may also be a first name.

Glinka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Glinka (Russian: Глинка) is more frequently found in Poland than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Gļinka or Glińka. For other possible spellings of Glinka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glinka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Glinka is the 62,834th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 912,997 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Glinka are found; 66 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 57 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Glinka is also the 1,100,117th most widespread forename on earth, held by 77 people.

The surname is most common in Poland, where it is borne by 4,524 people, or 1 in 8,402. Excluding Poland it exists in 40 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Glinka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (92%) in Russia and Orthodox (66%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Glinka surname are 1.37% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.6% registered with the political party.

The amount Glinka earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.09% less than the national average, earning R 116,220 per year; in United States they earn 15.02% more than the national average, earning $49,629 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.36% more than the national average, earning $62,283 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gļinka941/
Glińka941/
Glinkau9248/
Glinko83965/
Glinke83355/
Glinca83118/
Glenka8319/
Glimka8316/
Glinky8310/
Glinki837/
Glynka831/
Glinker7733/
Glinkie7714/
Glisnki771/
Glisnky771/
Glencka771/
Glinkey770/
Gellinki711/
Glenke679/
Glenko675/
Glinco672/
Glynko672/
Glince671/
Glinche62135/
Glenkey624/
Glencke622/
Glincey620/
Glimåker5720/
Glinchey578/
Gellenki575/
Glenckey570/
Glennåker539/
Glimco5026/
Glence503/
Glenco502/

Glinka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Glinka in the Russian language
Глинкаglinka-

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Footnotes

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