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

Glory (Arabic: جلوري, Bengali: গ্লোরী, Hindi: ग्लोरी, Marathi: गलोरी) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glory? popularity and diffusion

The last name Glory is the 69,548th most frequently held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,023,388 people. The last name Glory is predominantly 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 frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 393,783 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,969 people, or 1 in 59,664. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 18 percent live, Akwa Ibom, where 12 percent live and Cross River, where 9 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Glory occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 22 percent live and Cameroon, where 14 percent live.

Glory Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Glory surname is chiefly 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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