Glove Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Scotland

Glove Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glove Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
England11:55,718,059489,080
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States981:512,43635,831

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

Glove (43) may also be a first name.

Glove Last Name Facts

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

Glove is held by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Glöve. Click here for other potential spellings of Glove.

How Common Is The Last Name Glove? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most common surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Glove occurs mostly in Europe, where 43 percent of Glove reside; 43 percent reside in Northern Europe and 43 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,545,828th most widespread forename world-wide It is held by 43 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Afghanistan, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 16,076,592. In Afghanistan it is most common in: Kandahar, where 50 percent are found and Maidan Wardak, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Afghanistan it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 29 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

Glove Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Glove has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Glove last name contracted 60 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it contracted 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glöve931/
Glover91128,729/
Glovei917/
Gloves917/
Glovey914/
Glovet914/
Glovez912/
Gloveu911/
Glouve911/
Gloover835/
Gloveer834/
Glouver832/
Gloveth831/
Gloverr831/
Gleover830/
Hglover830/
Glave801,597/
Globe80308/
Glowe80191/
Gleve8041/
Gläve8012/
Glovi808/
Glovy801/
Glaves731,207/
Glavey73375/
Glavee73356/
Glober73242/
Glavez7357/
Globes7353/
Glavie7344/
Globez7340/
Globet7335/
Gloova7325/
Glavet7323/
Gloybe7321/
Glovis7319/
Glaver7317/
Glovňa7314/
Nglobe7311/
Glovio739/
Glaeve737/
Globie736/
Gleeve735/
Gloobe735/
Glouvi735/
Gloube734/
Globee732/
Glouva732/
Glavje732/
Glaoue731/
Gloviz731/
Globey730/
Glowey730/
Guillovet716/
Gillhover714/
Glovich6781/
Gloiber6726/
Gillhoover6716/
Glatved6715/
Glouber675/
Globets671/
Guillovett671/
Glaaver671/
Glauver671/
Gloubie671/
Gloviss671/
Glaouer671/
Glohoue671/
Gloubge671/
Globesh671/
Gloobeh671/
Gloubes670/
Glauvey670/

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