Gly Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Gly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast1601:144,1956,801
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
England11:55,718,059489,080
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Gly (145) may also be a first name.

Gly Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gly (Russian: Глы) is carried by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gly? popularity and diffusion

Gly is the 1,321,499th most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. Gly is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Gly reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Mande Africa. Gly is also the 766,399th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 145 people.

The last name Gly is most numerous in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 160 people, or 1 in 144,195. In The Ivory Coast Gly is most common in: Montagnes District, where 82 percent are found, Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 8 percent are found and Bas-Sassandra District, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The Ivory Coast this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 3 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Gly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gly has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Gly surname contracted 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glay863,126/
Gloy861,272/
Gley861,073/
Glyø8620/
Glyt866/
Glya865/
Ghly862/
Glyo862/
Cgly861/
Gluy861/
Glyh861/
Glly861/
Gilly754,700/
Gelly752,760/
Gloyd751,151/
Glays7553/
Gülly7535/
Gölly7528/
Gluys7527/
Glysz7526/
Glaya7522/
Glehy7522/
Geely7519/
Høgly759/
Glohy758/
Gleys758/
Ngloy754/
Ghley753/
Glyph753/
Ghlay752/
Ghlly752/
N'Gly751/
Nglay751/
Ngley751/
Glayz751/
Glyth751/
Gloys751/
Gylly751/
Glhyp751/
Hglyy751/
Glayd751/
Gleyt751/
Glley751/
Gloyz751/
Gluoy751/
Qugly750/
Hgley750/
Glouy750/
Gilley6714,173/
Gle673,888/
Gla672,158/
Gli671,485/
Guilly67735/
Gielly67349/
Gelley67339/
Guelly67263/
Gillay6752/
Gellay6739/
Gillyi6729/
Ghilly6715/
Geelay6715/
Qugley6715/
Glé6712/
Gillya6711/
Ghelly6710/
Gölley679/
Glj678/
Glayds675/
Gilliy675/
Wangly674/
Gleyst674/
Geeley674/
Geelly673/
Ngilly673/
Gilloy672/
Glehay671/
Glê671/
Glaysz671/
Gellly671/
Ngelly671/
Gilluy671/
Gellya670/
Geesly670/
Quggly670/

Gly Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gly in the Russian language
Глыgly-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Gly
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