Glory Surname

69,548th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Glory Surname Definition:

Mag Labhradha of south Ulster. SIF 80

Glory Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,9691:59,6644,458
Philippines1,5631:64,77211,021
Cameroon1,0131:20,5032,786
Kenya4291:107,6459,251
France3671:180,98828,195
Indonesia2251:587,77446,897
India2231:3,439,75598,400
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Mexico761:1,633,24016,970
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Belize111:32,3162,112
Israel111:777,96750,646
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Marshall Islands81:6,4781,058
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Botswana41:546,73222,624
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England41:13,929,515290,718
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Guam11:160,1214,893
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Glory (393,783) may also be a first name.

Glory Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mag Labhradha of south Ulster. SIF 80

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Mag Labhradha of south Ulster. SIF 80

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Glory Last Name Facts

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

The last name Glory (Arabic: جلوري, Bengali: গ্লোরী, Hindi: ग्लोरी, Marathi: गलोरी) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glory? popularity and diffusion

The last name Glory is the 69,548th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,023,388 people. Glory is primarily found in Africa, where 64 percent of Glory reside; 42 percent reside in West Africa and 42 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Glory is also the 2,627th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 393,783 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,969 people, or 1 in 59,664. In Nigeria Glory is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 18 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 12 percent reside and Cross River, where 9 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it is found in 38 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 22 percent reside and Cameroon, where 14 percent reside.

Glory Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gloryi91135/
Gloury91129/
Glorys9120/
Glorry914/
Glorey914/
Gloriy914/
Gloray912/
Gglory911/
Gillory83135/
Gloiray837/
Glore802,050/
Glori801,133/
Glora8052/
Glary8013/
Glery802/
Guillory7719,365/
Gilloury77123/
Ghillory772/
Guellory771/
Guyllory771/
Gloire732,159/
Glorie731,199/
Glorio73791/
Glarey73553/
Gloris73124/
Glorit7361/
Glorer7339/
Gloret7332/
Glores7326/
Glaray7326/
Glariy737/
Glorgi736/
Gloira734/
Glorea733/
Glorre732/
Glarys732/
Gloura731/
Gloriz731/
Glorge731/
Glarry731/
Glaroy731/
Gloree731/
Glorez731/
Glorza731/
Gloore730/
Glorze730/
Gleury730/
Guilloury7142/
Guilliory716/
Guilloray716/
Guillorry715/
Guilloroy712/
Guillorey711/
Gillery67381/
Gillary6789/
Gillore6752/
Gillori6712/
Gillora671/
Gloruis671/
Gleorge671/
Glorees670/
Glarrey670/

Glory Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Glory in the Bengali language
গ্লোরীglori-
Glory in the Hindi language
ग्लोरीglori-
Glory in the Marathi language
गलोरीgalori50
लोरीlori33.33
गोरीgori16.67
Glory in the Arabic language
جلوريjlwry-

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