Gloor Surname

65,712th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,593 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Gloor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gloor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland5,7351:1,432111
United States9761:371,37232,921
Brazil2731:784,15528,479
Canada1491:247,28623,510
Ecuador1011:157,4847,212
England571:977,51048,999
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
France431:1,544,714145,815
Australia331:818,05251,601
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Austria221:387,06540,442
Chile221:800,74917,445
Israel191:450,40234,739
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Denmark111:513,15632,022
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:523,11136,402

Gloor Last Name Facts

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

Gloor occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gloor? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 65,712th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 959,772 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Gloor live; 76 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Gloor is most frequently used in Switzerland, where it is carried by 5,735 people, or 1 in 1,432. In Switzerland it is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Aargau, where 39 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 20 percent reside and Canton of Bern, where 7 percent reside. Beside Switzerland this surname occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Brazil, where 4 percent reside.

Gloor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gloor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gloor surname rose 1,017 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 5,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gloor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gloor last name are 17.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.07% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gloor earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.43% less than the national average, earning 289,209 kr per year; in Peru they earn 64.29% less than the national average, earning S/. 6,923 per year; in South Africa they earn 11.47% less than the national average, earning R 210,384 per year; in United States they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $44,689 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.21% less than the national average, earning $47,095 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gloore910/
Glor891,780/
Glore802,050/
Gloer80183/
Glohr80150/
Glour8039/
Glosr8014/
Gleor807/
Gloir806/
Glorh801/
Glord801/
Glorr801/
Gloire732,159/
Gellor73346/
Geelor73184/
Gillor73135/
Glorre732/
Gleour731/
Gléour731/
Glur67461/
Glar6768/
Gillore6752/
Ghillor6718/
Gilloir6717/
Guillor679/
Gillord676/
Gillior674/
Guellor673/
Glór671/
Goellor671/
Gellord671/
Gellour671/
Gillour670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gloor
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