Gliya Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Gliya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gliya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin131:795,04642,452
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Gliya (42) may also be a first name.

Gliya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gliya has its highest incidence in Benin. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gliya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gliya is the 4,427,875th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name Gliya is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Gliya live; 70 percent live in West Africa and 65 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 42 people.

It is most frequent in Benin, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 795,046. In Benin Gliya is most frequent in: Mono Department, where 100 percent reside. Not including Benin Gliya is found in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent reside and Cameroon, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngliya911/
Gilliya838/
Glliyas831/
Laiya8016,258/
Leiya80878/
Luiya80194/
Loiya80144/
Glaya8022/
Gloia809/
Gluia809/
Gleya806/
Glaia802/
Gluya801/
Gloya801/
Gliia801/
Gleia801/
Gluyas73617/
Gliția7345/
Glayat7342/
Gleyah7335/
Glouya7332/
Glayau7329/
Laiyah7328/
Laiyea7327/
Laaiya7321/
Lluiya7313/
Glouia7310/
Laiyaa736/
Laiyas736/
Glayah734/
Laiyap732/
Glayaz732/
Leiyaa731/
Glyyas731/
Laiyaj731/
Llaiya731/
Leiyah731/
Liayia731/
Lyaiya731/
Ngloya731/
Loiyah731/
Laiyoa731/
Gleihy730/
Liah6710,493/
Lija678,490/
Glay673,126/
Gloy671,272/
Glai671,087/
Gley671,073/
Liha67991/
Lyha67942/
Liea67767/
Glau67651/
Glaa67157/
Glei67139/
Glea6765/
Lgia6728/
Gluhaia6723/
Lhya6721/
Gleeyah6716/
Glae6716/
Gloa6715/
Gloi6715/
Glaj6714/
Liňa6713/
Lahaiya6712/
Glye678/
Lyea677/
Liða676/
Laiyaah676/
Glui674/
Lhia673/
Ljia672/
Loghiya672/
Lliuyya671/
Li'a671/
Lița671/
Gluy671/
Gilleya671/
Geeleya671/
Gloggia671/
Laiyahe671/

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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 Gliya
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