Glorious Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Botswana

Glorious Surname Definition:

Latin gloriosus: a boastful person.

Glorious Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Kenya161:2,886,24437,784
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Glorious (12,008) may also be a first name.

Glorious Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Latin gloriosus: a boastful person.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Glorious Last Name Facts

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

Glorious (Hindi: ग्लोरियस) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Glorious? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,020,555th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Glorious are found; 38 percent are found in West Africa and 38 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Glorious is also the 54,136th most commonly held given name world-wide It is held by 12,008 people.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 5,367,962. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 33 percent live, Ondo, where 24 percent live and Osun, where 12 percent live. Beside Nigeria Glorious occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 26 percent live and Kenya, where 19 percent live.

Glorious Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Glorious surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gloriouss941/
Glorius93712/
Glorios933/
Glorioso8810,272/
Glorieus88127/
Gloriose8844/
Gloriosa8842/
Glarious885/
Gloriosi884/
Gloriaus881/
Gloris86124/
Gloriosso8229/
Glorieuse822/
Galo-Rios821/
Gloerioso821/
Gloroioso821/
Glories80481/
Glorias8075/
Clorius8057/
Glorisi809/
Gloriso809/
Gloruis801/
Gloriès801/
Gloriés801/
Gloroso801/
Gloruso801/
Glrioso801/
Glarius801/
Glorise800/
Gallo-Rios781/
Glors771/
Galerius7510/
Galorosa758/
Galorusa757/
Gloroiso754/
Gloriozo753/
Glarioso753/
Glorioza753/
Galories751/
Glourise751/
Gleriosa751/
Gloreoso751/
Gloriaso751/
Glorisoo751/
Gloryoso751/
Galerios751/
Clorioso751/
Gloriosoway741/
Cloris71405/
Glaris7174/
Glayrouse7152/
Galiouras7145/
Klorus7133/
Golris7130/
Glores7126/
Glorys7120/
Glorso7117/
Cloros7114/
Galiouris7114/
Clorus718/
Kloris715/
Galo Reis713/
Gloras712/
Gulris712/
Gloriz711/
Galo Rosa711/
Glarus711/
G Lorusso711/
Glurus711/
Glorse710/
Chloros67426/
Galaris67244/
Clarius67142/
Kolorus6764/
Koloros6753/
Glórias6747/
Kloeris6742/
Galarus6735/
Coloris6725/
Clarous6725/
Klerous6723/
Klioris6722/
Klarius6721/
Kaloris6714/
Galuris6712/
Golaris679/
Galeris678/
Gaylors677/
Guleris677/
Göllors675/
Kalorus675/
Clerius675/
Gouliouras674/
Glowers673/
Clerous673/
Galloarias672/
Glaries672/
Chloris672/
Glarias672/
Klouris672/
Golores672/
Galho Ruas672/
Chlorus671/
Clioris671/
Clories671/
Clorise671/
Gallo-Rose671/
Golours671/
Glaruse671/
Gallo Rosa671/
Gouliouris671/
Goloriz671/
Gallo-Rosa671/
Galoriyasi671/
Galorzo671/
Cloreus671/
Colorus671/
Colorhouse671/
Kloriso671/
Clorias671/
Clruous670/
Glorees670/
Clorris670/
Glurias670/
Coloros670/

Glorious Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Glorious in the Hindi language
ग्लोरियसgloriyasa-

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