Glova Surname

255,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,546 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Glova Surname User-submission:

It means 'head'. My grandparents parents left Ukraine/Poland/Russia and I believe they were gypsies. The name was changed to Glowa from Glova when they crossed on the Queen Ann due to clerical errors.

Glova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines8311:121,82720,955
Russia3381:426,40040,678
United States1981:1,830,601119,637
Slovakia781:68,41613,286
Uzbekistan331:937,24718,607
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Glová (1) are calculated separately.

Glova (33) may also be a first name.

Glova Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It means 'head'. My grandparents parents left Ukraine/Poland/Russia and I believe they were gypsies. The name was changed to Glowa from Glova when they crossed on the Queen Ann due to clerical errors.

- nicoletheesthetician

Glova Last Name Facts

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

Glova (Russian: Глова) is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Glová. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Glova? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 255,243rd most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 4,713,807 people. Glova occurs mostly in Asia, where 59 percent of Glova reside; 54 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 53 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Glova is also the 1,807,719th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 33 people.

Glova is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 831 people, or 1 in 121,827. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Eastern Visayas, where 24 percent are found, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 23 percent are found and Central Visayas, where 18 percent are found. Without taking into account The Philippines it occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Glova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Glova surname is predominantly Orthodox (85%) in Russia and Orthodox (53%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Glova last name are 5.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 52% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Glova earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.3% more than the national average, earning $46,297 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.91% more than the national average, earning $51,130 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glová931/
Glovas9162/
Gloova9125/
Glovňa9114/
Glouva912/
Glotva912/
Glov8973/
Glovacz8344/
Glavova8343/
Glovach8324/
Glevova831/
Glehova831/
Gliwova831/
Gillova831/
Globa804,617/
Glowa80763/
Glava80744/
Gloov80394/
Glovo80250/
Gleva80224/
Gluov802/
Gleov801/
Glavas731,389/
Glavač73744/
Gllava73350/
Glavaz7334/
Glooua7321/
Glavaș7320/
Gılava7318/
Gloway7317/
Globay7314/
Glowaz7312/
Glovei737/
Gellov737/
Glovey734/
Globaa733/
Glavać733/
Nglovo732/
Gillov731/
Ggloba731/
Glowoa731/
Glouba731/
Glooba731/
Glavad731/
Gloveu731/
Glowaa731/
Glavai731/
Nglava731/
Glavay730/
Gillovais711/
Glob6746,782/
Glab671,815/
Glow671,398/
Glaw67521/
Glowatz67173/
Gillová67168/
Glowach67100/
Glavach6795/
Glovová6776/
Gëllava6736/
Glăv6729/
Glavash6724/
Gllavaj6720/
Glovotz6713/
Gilleva6710/
Glav679/
Göllová678/
Gliv675/
Gellová674/
Glev674/
Glawová673/
Gleňová673/
Glaveau673/
Glebowa673/
Glavová672/
Glowasz672/
Gőllová672/
Glaf671/
Glof671/
Glowová671/
Güllová671/
Glowwaz671/
Gelloba671/
Gelleva671/
Glyv671/

Glova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Glova in the Russian language
Гловаglova-

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