Glyns Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Glyns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glyns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Glyns (20) may also be a first name.

Glyns Last Name Facts

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

The surname Glyns is found most in England. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Glyns.

How Common Is The Last Name Glyns? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Glyns reside; 29 percent reside in North America and 29 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 20 people.

The last name Glyns is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England Glyns is most numerous in: Hertfordshire, where 50 percent reside and Greater London, where 50 percent reside. Excluding England this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Brazil, where 14 percent reside.

Glyns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Glyns has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Glyns last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glynns911/
Gillyns8364/
Glins80137/
Glens8051/
Glæns801/
Glyms800/
Glenns7335/
Gloens7312/
Glänås7310/
Glense732/
Gluens732/
Gllins731/
Gleens730/
Glynch730/
Gillins67743/
Gillens67264/
Gellens67254/
Gellins6717/
Glennås674/
Glnx672/
Geelens672/
Geelins671/
Gillnæs671/
Gleense670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Glyns
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