Glorud Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Glorud Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glorud Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway481:107,13114,344
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Glörud (4) are calculated separately.

Glorud Last Name Facts

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

The last name Glorud occurs most in Norway. It can also occur in the variant forms: Glörud. For other potential spellings of Glorud click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glorud? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,746,821st most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Glorud are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Glorud is most widely held in Norway, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 107,131. In Norway it is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 90 percent reside, Western Norway, where 6 percent reside and Central Norway, where 4 percent reside. Barring Norway this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent reside and Italy, where 2 percent reside.

Glorud Last Name Statistics demography

Glorud earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 14.83% less than the national average, earning 294,745 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glörud944/
Glerud835/
Glorou831/
Glasrud77191/
Glourou771/
Gloreux771/
Glaroud771/
Gloruis771/
Glottrup7121/
Gillerud7114/
Gleourou712/
Guilloru711/
Glarou67792/
Glorot676/
Glarus671/
Glarui671/
Glehourou671/
Glasru670/
Gillaru622/
Guillouroux5965/
Gilliarod532/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Glorud
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