Gloria Surname

7,599th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74,656 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Gloria Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gloria Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad17,8121:763114
Philippines14,1061:7,177646
Mexico10,1301:12,2531,158
Mozambique8,0341:3,393791
United States5,8511:61,9487,252
Angola2,5631:10,5301,295
Rwanda2,4811:4,5811,120
Nigeria2,4731:71,6315,155
Brazil1,6581:129,1164,919
Italy1,2011:50,9219,151
Ghana1,1081:24,3872,946
Indonesia1,0041:131,72213,179
Portugal8961:11,628964
Saudi Arabia6761:45,6456,666
Colombia5061:94,4153,511
Kenya4391:105,1939,093
Peru3921:81,0825,640
France3771:176,18827,418
Australia2881:93,73510,700
DR Congo2191:337,35029,912
Canada2091:176,29517,615
India1831:4,191,614111,941
Argentina1761:242,86019,732
Dominican Republic1621:64,4013,114
New Zealand1561:29,0285,072
Botswana1541:14,2012,743
Chile1161:151,8665,175
Germany1131:712,43854,203
South Africa961:564,35143,987
Spain921:508,17425,386
São Tomé and Príncipe871:2,039243
Uganda841:464,75327,435
England831:671,30238,633
Singapore811:67,9962,745
Cameroon751:276,92126,437
Papua New Guinea441:185,31225,733
Guinea411:288,6301,080
China401:34,183,0391,815
Venezuela391:774,46412,743
Taiwan311:756,2825,404
Ecuador261:611,76311,738
Guam251:6,405908
Solomon Islands251:23,2014,555
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Ivory Coast201:1,153,56226,783
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Oman101:368,7975,193
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Burundi91:1,089,428846
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Romania71:2,868,26756,178
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
El Salvador51:1,268,7784,375
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Belize21:177,7373,502
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Guyana21:381,11013,532
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Dominica11:75,891912
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

The alternate forms: Glória (762) & Glòria (2) are calculated separately.

Gloria (3,346,290) may also be a first name.

Gloria Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gloria (Arabic: جلوريا, Georgian: გლორია, Hindi: ग्लोरिया, Marathi: लोरीया, Oriya: େଗାରିଆ) is found in Chad more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Glória or Glòria. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gloria? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,599th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 97,615 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 48 percent of Gloria live; 29 percent live in West Africa and 24 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 132nd most frequently used given name on earth, held by 3,346,290 people.

Gloria is most widespread in Chad, where it is carried by 17,812 people, or 1 in 763. Other than Chad this last name exists in 121 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 19 percent are found and Mexico, where 14 percent are found.

Gloria Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gloria has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gloria last name grew 20,176 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gloria Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya, Greek Orthodox (67%) in Lebanon and Christian (96%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Gloria surname are 7.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.71% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gloria earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 24.79% less than the national average, earning €22,587 per year; in Peru they earn 15.27% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,345 per year; in South Africa they earn 8.01% more than the national average, earning R 256,668 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.36% less than the national average, earning $18,308,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.53% less than the national average, earning $38,606 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.69% less than the national average, earning $49,339 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glória94762/
Glòria942/
Glorias9275/
Gloriat9253/
Gloriah9235/
Glorria921/
Glooria921/
Gloriay920/
Gloriae920/
Glorieau8617/
Glorriah861/
Glorio83791/
Glaria83650/
Gleria83479/
Glorya8349/
Gléria839/
Gluria833/
Glorea833/
Gloriod77547/
Gloriot7789/
Glórias7747/
Glorios773/
Glorgio773/
Glarias772/
Glóriat771/
Gloryah771/
Glerhia771/
Ghleria771/
Glurias770/
Gilleria711/
Glario6798/
Glaría6713/
Glarea671/
Glurio671/
Glarya671/
Glarja671/
Gillerio5772/
Gillario571/
Gellario571/

Gloria Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gloria in the Georgian language
გლორიაgloria-
Gloria in the Oriya language
େଗାରିଆegari'a94.12
େଗାରୀଆegari'a2.56
େଗାରିୟାegariya1.28
ଓରାମorama0.77
ଗୁଲରୀଆgulari'a0.26
ଗରିଆgari'a0.26
େଗରିଆegari'a0.26
ଗେଲାରିଆgelari'a0.26
Gloria in the Hindi language
ग्लोरियाgloriya77.78
गलोरियाgaloriya11.11
ग्लौरियाglauriya11.11
Gloria in the Marathi language
लोरीयाloriya50
लोिरयाloiraya16.67
गलोरीयाgaloriya8.33
गलॉिरयाgaloiraya8.33
कलोरीkalori8.33
गोलोिरयाgoloiraya8.33
Gloria in the Arabic language
جلورياjlwrya-
كلورياklwrya-

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