Gluyas Surname

525,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 617 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Gluyas Surname Definition:

From glew-glas, the moist or wet country; or from the parish of Gluvias in Kerrier hundred, named after the saint to whom the church was dedicated. Hals absurdly derives the parochial name from glewas, to hear.

Gluyas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2681:100,73011,375
England1031:540,95233,556
New Zealand941:48,1747,829
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Mexico541:2,298,63320,081
Wales71:442,07621,198
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1241:196,57615,750
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Gluyas Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From glew-glas, the moist or wet country; or from the parish of Gluvias in Kerrier hundred, named after the saint to whom the church was dedicated. Hals absurdly derives the parochial name from glewas, to hear.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

GLUAS, GLUGAS, GLUYAS: From glew-glas, the moist or wet country; or from the parish of Gluvias in Kerrier hundred, named after the saint to whom the church was dedicated. Hals absurdly derives the parochial name from glewas, to hear.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Gluyas Last Name Facts

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

Gluyas occurs in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gluyas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gluyas is the 525,631st most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,811,258 people. Gluyas is mostly found in Oceania, where 59 percent of Gluyas live; 59 percent live in Australasia and 59 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Gluyas is most widely held in Australia, where it is carried by 268 people, or 1 in 100,730. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: Victoria, where 42 percent reside, South Australia, where 25 percent reside and New South Wales, where 14 percent reside. Beside Australia it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent reside and New Zealand, where 15 percent reside.

Gluyas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gluyas has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Gluyas surname decreased 17 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 340 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gluyas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gluyas surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Gluyas earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.28% less than the national average, earning $36,988 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gluys9127/
Gluya911/
Glouya8332/
Gluyes8316/
Glyyas831/
Glujas830/
Gluy801/
Glliyas771/
Glaus732,919/
Glais73631/
Glaes73110/
Glays7353/
Gluis7338/
Glaya7322/
Glous7322/
Gliya7320/
Gleas7312/
Gluia739/
Gleys738/
Gleya736/
Glyes733/
Glues732/
Gluoy731/
Gloys731/
Gloya731/
Gluha731/
Glouy730/
Glayasse711/
Glaise67383/
Glause67203/
Gleyse67188/
Glaess67137/
Glouse6798/
Glease6760/
Glayat6742/
Glauss6741/
Gleyah6735/
Glayau6729/
Gleash6728/
Glaush6727/
Glauds6714/
Gleuse6712/
Glouia6710/
Glauhs677/
Glayse676/
Glayds675/
Glayah674/
Gleyst674/
Glayaz672/
Glauts672/
Ngloya671/
Glaysz671/
Glouha671/
Glayes671/
Gluyee671/
Gilluy671/
Gluesh671/
Glawes671/
Ngliya671/
Glaiss670/
Gluies670/
Gloyes670/

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