Glowka Surname

398,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 883 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Glowka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glowka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4661:172,75820,319
United States2511:1,444,05999,074
Brazil591:3,628,379101,412
Poland331:1,151,78076,152
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
France101:6,642,272293,169
Austria91:946,15970,786
England71:7,959,723202,100
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Glowka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Glowka is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glowka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 398,612th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 8,253,166 people. Glowka is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Glowka reside; 55 percent reside in Western Europe and 54 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Glowka is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 466 people, or 1 in 172,758. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 37 percent live, Saxony, where 14 percent live and Bavaria, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this surname is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.

Glowka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Glowka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Glowka last name grew 4,183 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Glowka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Glowka last name are 5.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.92% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Glowka earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.63% more than the national average, earning $43,422 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.58% more than the national average, earning $51,956 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glowcka921/
Glovka8394/
Glowko8324/
Glofka8318/
Gluwka831/
Gloffka7721/
Glowcki778/
Glowcky771/
Glouvka771/
Glovkaja711/
Globke67344/
Glubka67205/
Glovko67186/
Glufka6733/
Główka6726/
Glafka6725/
Glofke679/
Glabka671/
Gloffke6212/
Glovcki621/
Globkey621/
Glavkaya571/
Glufke50230/
Glubke5063/
Glafke5047/
Glavko5043/
Glavce507/
Glevko507/
Glafki502/
Glubko502/
Glavke500/
Glubky500/

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Glowka
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