Glo Surname

165,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,624 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Glo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan1,5991:20,1081,030
Nigeria2661:665,95031,085
Benin2141:48,2976,111
Ivory Coast1701:135,7136,524
France1651:402,56259,152
Philippines1141:888,05580,963
Cameroon471:441,89537,035
Taiwan241:976,8646,814
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Glo (2,865) may also be a first name.

Glo Last Name Facts

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

Glo (Russian: Гло) is more commonly found in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Glo.

How Common Is The Last Name Glo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Glo is the 165,135th most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,777,266 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Glo are found; 61 percent are found in South Asia and 61 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Glo is also the 135,927th most numerous first name globally It is held by 2,865 people.

It is most frequently held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 1,599 people, or 1 in 20,108. In Afghanistan Glo is mostly concentrated in: Kabul, where 22 percent reside, Helmand, where 17 percent reside and Nangarhar, where 8 percent reside. Besides Afghanistan it occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 10 percent reside and Benin, where 8 percent reside.

Glo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Glo surname is predominantly Muslim (89%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glod862,923/
Glos862,498/
Gloy861,272/
Ghlo861,026/
Glot86684/
Gloh86361/
Gloß86191/
Gleo86167/
Gloz8666/
Gloo8643/
Nglo8618/
Gloi8615/
Gloa8615/
Gllo864/
Gluo863/
Glyo862/
Glop862/
Gloj862/
Gloś861/
Gglo861/
Gloud757,191/
Gillo754,753/
Gloss752,615/
Gloyd751,151/
Gloux751,087/
Glotz751,071/
Glodt75622/
Gello75284/
Glott75135/
Glouh7598/
Glosz7582/
Glodz7561/
Glood7558/
Gloos7558/
Glodd7552/
Gloch7548/
Ghloi7543/
Glosh7542/
Glocz7534/
Gleho7530/
Geelo7527/
Høglo7527/
Glous7522/
Glohs7519/
Glyos7517/
Glout7515/
Ghlot7512/
N'Glo7512/
Glods7511/
Gleou7510/
Glouz759/
Gloop759/
Glohy758/
Gyllo756/
Glost755/
Gloid754/
Ngloy754/
Gloha753/
Ghlod752/
Ghlop752/
Glopp752/
Gloup752/
Glois751/
Gloph751/
Gloyz751/
Gluoy751/
Glyod751/
Ngloo751/
Gleos751/
Gllou751/
Glhou751/
Gloys751/
Göllo751/
Ghloo751/
Glozz751/
Gglod751/
Gloot750/
Glopf750/
Gleod750/
Glots750/
Gillot679,708/
Guillo675,350/
Gla672,158/
Gillio671,929/
Gilloz67336/
Giello67249/
Glouch67207/
Ghello67155/
Gelloz67114/
Guello67110/
Glosch6799/
Gellos6789/
Gloodt6781/
Gellot6765/
Gellio6748/
Glootz6744/
Glotch6737/
Gillos6736/
Geeloh6729/
Gyllos6724/
Gillou6719/
Gyllou6715/
Ngello6712/
Glehou6712/
Gillod6711/
Glooch677/
Gilloo677/
Gilloh674/
Ghlosh673/
Glyots673/
Goello673/
Glohie672/
Ghlout672/
Gilloy672/
Ghillo672/
Geelou672/
Gellou672/
Gellop671/
Kgloth671/
Gleosh671/
Gllosh671/
Glloup671/
Geeloi671/
Gellho671/
Gelloa671/
Gilhlo671/
Gelloi671/
Gloitt671/
Gloutz670/
Gloitz670/

Glo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Glo in the Russian language
Глоglo-

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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 Glo
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