Glyva Surname

1,163,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Panama

Glyva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glyva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1691:852,79968,843
Kazakhstan181:982,36158,740
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Panama51:782,45211,059
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Glyva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Glyva (Russian: Глыва) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Glyva? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,163,787th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 35,549,004 people. The last name Glyva occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Glyva live; 83 percent live in Eastern Europe and 83 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Russia, where it is held by 169 people, or 1 in 852,799. In Russia Glyva is most common in: Vladimir Oblast, where 29 percent live, Stavropol Krai, where 22 percent live and Bashkortostan Republic, where 8 percent live. Apart from Russia it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 9 percent live and Belarus, where 6 percent live.

Glyva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (78%) in Russia.

In The United States Glyva are 24.66% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gliva80310/
Gleva80224/
Glywa8010/
Gleeva734/
Gleiva732/
Glevaj731/
Glywea731/
Glevay730/
Glaywah67130/
Gleveau67101/
Glaywea6767/
Gleyvod6711/
Gilleva6710/
Glaysua674/
Gleyvos672/
Glayway672/
Gelleva671/
Gléveau671/
Gleavas671/
Gilliva670/

Glyva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Glyva in the Russian language
Глываglyva-

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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 Glyva
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