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 found in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Glöve. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Glove? popularity and diffusion

The last name Glove is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Glove is predominantly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Glove live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in British Isles. Glove is also the 1,545,828th most prevalent given name at a global level. It is borne by 43 people.

It is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 16,076,592. In Afghanistan it is mostly found in: Kandahar, where 50 percent reside and Maidan Wardak, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Afghanistan Glove exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 29 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.

Glove Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Glove has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Glove surname 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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