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

Glyns occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Glyns click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glyns? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most numerous surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Glyns is predominantly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Glyns reside; 29 percent reside in North America and 29 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Glyns is also the 2,446,817th most widely held given name in the world, borne by 20 people.

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

Glyns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Glyns has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Glyns surname grew 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
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  • 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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