Gloss Surname

165,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,615 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Gloss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gloss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3821:262,27124,748
Germany2371:339,68533,336
Brazil1641:1,305,33144,621
South Africa1331:407,35135,714
Dominican Republic1081:96,6014,209
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Russia591:2,442,764142,518
Australia551:490,83137,357
Argentina521:821,98954,134
Zimbabwe481:321,63031,533
Austria451:189,23224,045
Canada421:877,27667,671
Czechia411:259,35334,723
England301:1,857,26974,552
Israel241:356,56829,419
Slovakia211:254,11739,106
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
France11:66,422,722504,397
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3051:164,65114,949

Gloss (35) may also be a first name.

Gloss Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gloss (Russian: Глосс) is found most in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gloss? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 165,618th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,786,824 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Gloss reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,744,716th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 35 people.

The last name Gloss is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,382 people, or 1 in 262,271. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 14 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 9 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States Gloss exists in 49 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 9 percent reside and Brazil, where 6 percent reside.

Gloss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gloss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gloss surname increased 453 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 14 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gloss Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Gloss last name is principally Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States Gloss are 17.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.86% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gloss earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 11.81% more than the national average, earning R 265,692 per year; in United States they earn 3.65% more than the national average, earning $44,722 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.2% more than the national average, earning $61,207 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glosse9180/
Gloess9130/
Ngloss911/
Glos892,498/
Glass8077,992/
Glose80835/
Gluss8085/
Glosz8082/
Gloos8058/
Glosh8042/
Glous8022/
Glohs8019/
Glyos8017/
Glods8011/
Glost805/
Glgos802/
Gloes801/
Gleos801/
Glüss801/
Glois801/
Gloys801/
Glots800/
Glossová7757/
Glossova775/
Gillgoss770/
Glo752,624/
Glasse73589/
Nglass73500/
Glosch7399/
Glouse7398/
Gellos7389/
Glauss7341/
Gillos7336/
Gyllos7324/
Gloose7311/
Glyass7310/
Ghlosh733/
Glyots733/
Ghlass731/
Gllass731/
Glaass731/
Gleosh731/
Gllosh731/
Glasss730/
Glas678,992/
Glod672,923/
Gloy671,272/
Ghlo671,026/
Glot67684/
Glosová67455/
Gloh67361/
Glus67229/
Gillois67213/
Gloß67191/
Gleo67167/
Guillos67109/
Gloz6766/
Gloo6743/
Gellios6724/
Glós6722/
Nglo6718/
Glosova6716/
Gloi6715/
Gloa6715/
Głos678/
Guellos678/
Glás674/
Gllo674/
Gluo673/
Gillass672/
Glasstt672/
Glyo672/
Glop672/
D'Glass672/
Gloj672/
Glausse671/
Gaellos671/
Gillous671/
Gillios671/
Ghillos671/
Gglo671/
Gillots671/
Gloś671/
Gellous671/
Glassce670/
Gellois670/
Glasshe670/

Gloss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gloss in the Russian language
Глоссgloss-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gloss
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