Glohr Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Glohr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glohr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany761:1,059,28271,604
France581:1,145,219121,886
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Glohr Last Name Facts

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

Glohr occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Glohr? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,434,893rd most prevalent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Glohr are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 1,059,282. In Germany Glohr is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 59 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 38 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in France, where 39 percent are found and Switzerland, where 9 percent are found.

Glohr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Glohr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Glohr surname decreased 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glor891,780/
Gloor807,593/
Glore802,050/
Glour8039/
Glosr8014/
Gleor807/
Gloir806/
Glahr803/
Glorh801/
Glord801/
Glorr801/
Gloire732,159/
Gellor73346/
Geelor73184/
Gillor73135/
Glorre732/
Ghlhar731/
Gleour731/
Gloore730/
Glar6768/
Gillore6752/
Ghillor6718/
Gilloir6717/
Gellhar6710/
Guillor679/
Gillord676/
Gillior674/
Guellor673/
Gellord671/
Goellor671/
Gillahr671/
Glór671/
Geelhar671/
Gellour671/
Glehart670/
Ghlharr670/
Gillour670/

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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 Glohr
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