Gloy Surname

299,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Israel

Gloy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gloy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5241:103,39312,503
Germany3251:247,70926,948
Israel2631:32,5394,585
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
England51:11,143,612252,590
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Gloy (115) may also be a first name.

Gloy Last Name Facts

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

Gloy (Russian: Глой) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gloy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gloy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 299,135th most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 5,729,203 people. The last name Gloy occurs mostly in Africa, where 41 percent of Gloy live; 41 percent live in Southern Africa and 41 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Gloy is also the 873,022nd most common given name at a global level, held by 115 people.

It is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 524 people, or 1 in 103,393. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 44 percent are found, North West, where 20 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 10 percent are found. Besides South Africa this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 26 percent are found and Israel, where 21 percent are found.

Gloy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gloy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gloy surname expanded 594 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gloy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gloy surname are 38.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 85% registered with the party.

The amount Gloy earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 64.24% more than the national average, earning R 390,288 per year and in United States they earn 21.94% more than the national average, earning $52,617 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gloyd891,151/
Gloye8972/
Glohy898/
Ngloy894/
Gloyi892/
Gloyz891/
Gluoy891/
Gloya891/
Gloys891/
Glouy890/
Glo862,624/
Gly86170/
Glouya8032/
Gloyoh8022/
Gilloy802/
Ngloya801/
Gloyes800/
Gloyed800/
Glay753,126/
Glod752,923/
Glos752,498/
Gloe751,408/
Gley751,073/
Ghlo751,026/
Glot75684/
Gloh75361/
Gloß75191/
Gleo75167/
Gloz7566/
Gloo7543/
Glyø7520/
Nglo7518/
Gloi7515/
Gloa7515/
Glye758/
Glyt756/
Glya755/
Gllo754/
Gluo753/
Glyo752/
Ghly752/
Glop752/
Gloj752/
Gluy751/
Glyh751/
Gloś751/
Glly751/
Cgly751/
Gglo751/
Guilloy73189/
Gillooy733/
Ghelloy731/
Gloud677,191/
Gillo674,753/
Gilly674,700/
Gelly672,760/
Gloss672,615/
Gloux671,087/
Glotz671,071/
Glodt67622/
Gleyo67580/
Gello67284/
Gleye67203/
Glowe67191/
Glott67135/
Glouh6798/
Glosz6782/
Glodz6761/
Glaye6759/
Glood6758/
Gloos6758/
Glays6753/
Glodd6752/
Gloch6748/
Ghloi6743/
Glosh6742/
Glyas6735/
Gülly6735/
Glocz6734/
Gleho6730/
Gölly6728/
Gloue6728/
Gluys6727/
Geelo6727/
Høglo6727/
Glysz6726/
Glous6722/
Glaya6722/
Glehy6722/
Gliya6720/
Geely6719/
Glohs6719/
Glyos6717/
Glout6715/
Ghlot6712/
N'Glo6712/
Glods6711/
Gleyi6711/
Gleou6710/
Gloia679/
Glouz679/
Høgly679/
Gloop679/
Gleys678/
Gyllo676/
Gleya676/
Glost675/
Glayi675/
Gloid674/
Gleio674/
Ghley673/
Gloha673/
Glyph673/
Ghlay672/
Ghlod672/
Ghlop672/
Gloie672/
Glojo672/
Glopp672/
Glayo672/
Ghlly672/
Gloup672/
Glois671/
Nglay671/
Ngley671/
Guillioy671/
Guilloiy671/
Glayd671/
Gleyt671/
Glley671/
Gloio671/
Gloph671/
Glyod671/
Ngloo671/
Glijo671/
Gleos671/
N'Gly671/
Glajo671/
Glayz671/
Gluya671/
Glyth671/
Gléyo671/
Gllou671/
Glhou671/
Guilloys671/
Guelloya671/
Gylly671/
Göllo671/
Ghloo671/
Glozz671/
Gglod671/
Glhyp671/
Glaio671/
Hglyy671/
Qugly670/
Gloot670/
Glopf670/
Hgley670/
Gleod670/
Glots670/

Gloy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gloy in the Russian language
Глойgloj-

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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 Gloy
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