Glu Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Glu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand561:1,261,399181,528
Ivory Coast191:1,214,27527,625
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Glu (37) may also be a first name.

Glu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Glu (Georgian: გლუ, Hindi: ग्लू, Russian: Глу) is held by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Glu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Glu is the 1,931,261st most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. The last name Glu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 72 percent of Glu live; 60 percent live in Southeast Asia and 60 percent live in Tai-Asia. Glu is also the 1,688,769th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 37 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Thailand, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 1,261,399. In Thailand it is most prevalent in: Udon Thani Province, where 89 percent live and Bangkok, where 7 percent live. Barring Thailand it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glou862,723/
Glud86957/
Glau86651/
Gluz86340/
Glus86229/
Glup86167/
Gluh86160/
Glut8690/
Gleu8669/
Gluj8619/
Glux869/
Glui864/
Gllu861/
Glhu861/
Ghlu861/
Gluy861/
Gluß861/
Qglu861/
Cglu861/
Gloud757,191/
Glaus752,919/
Gluch751,557/
Gellu751,426/
Gloux751,087/
Gleue75298/
Glaud75294/
Gluić75247/
Oglou75106/
Glauz75104/
Glouh7598/
Gluss7585/
Glush7576/
Gluud7573/
Gludd7565/
Glauß7550/
Gillu7547/
Gludt7541/
Glaux7540/
Gluis7538/
Gluys7527/
Glupp7523/
Glous7522/
Glout7515/
Gleou7510/
Glutt7510/
Glouz759/
Glyut757/
Göllu753/
Glaup753/
Gloup752/
Glaut752/
Gleuh752/
Glusz751/
Nglou751/
Nglau751/
Glult751/
Gluha751/
Gleux751/
Geelu751/
Ghllu751/
Glhou751/
Gllou751/
Glouy750/
Gillus67332/
Glauch67325/
Glouch67207/
Gluitz67101/
Guillu6789/
Glauss6741/
Gellus6730/
Glaush6727/
Gillou6719/
Ngellu6715/
Gyllou6715/
Glauds6714/
Glehou6712/
Glauhs677/
Ghlaut676/
Gellau674/
Gillup674/
Glautz673/
Geelou672/
Ghlout672/
Ghillu672/
Gellou672/
Glauts672/
Glloup671/
Gelleu671/
Guullu671/
Gilluy671/
Gelluz671/
Glouha671/
Gulluu671/
Gellut670/
Gloutz670/
Ghleut670/
Gillut670/

Glu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Glu in the Georgian language
გლუglu-
Glu in the Hindi language
ग्लूglu-
Glu in the Russian language
Глуglu-

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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 Glu
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