Gliva Surname

872,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belarus

Gliva Surname User-submission:

The Gliva surname comes from the Polish surname Gliwa. The spelling was changed by its progenitor when he immigrated through Ellis Island in The United States.

Gliva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1801:2,013,661129,138
Russia771:1,871,728119,355
Belarus201:475,05345,383
France131:5,109,440259,941
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Gliva Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Gliva surname comes from the Polish surname Gliwa. The spelling was changed by its progenitor when he immigrated through Ellis Island in The United States.

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Gliva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gliva (Russian: Глива) is found most in The United States. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gliva? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 872,430th most prevalent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 23,508,213 people. The last name Gliva occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Gliva live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 180 people, or 1 in 2,013,661. In The United States Gliva is mostly found in: Illinois, where 26 percent live, Ohio, where 18 percent live and Indiana, where 16 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 25 percent live and Belarus, where 6 percent live.

Gliva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (52%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Gliva are 28.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

Gliva earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.05% more than the national average, earning $53,096 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gleiva912/
Gilliva830/
Gliwa802,056/
Gleva80224/
Gliba80219/
Glyva80205/
Gluva805/
Lva7559/
Gluvňa7330/
Glaiba7310/
Glibat737/
Glibas735/
Gleeva734/
Glibaz731/
Glevaj731/
Glivey731/
Gliwat731/
Gleiba731/
Glevay730/
Gleveau67101/
Lvai6797/
Lvad6795/
Liua6780/
Lvay6765/
Ghleiwa6715/
Llva6712/
Gilleva6710/
Lvaz672/
Gelleva671/
Gléveau671/
Hlva671/
Glaibap671/
Lhva671/
Lvoa671/
Lvha671/
Gleavas671/
Lvat671/

Gliva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gliva in the Russian language
Гливаgliva-

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