Glória Surname

447,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 762 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Glória Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glória Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal4721:22,0731,514
São Tomé and Príncipe1321:1,344186
Brazil1281:1,672,45654,891
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Gloria (74,656) & Glòria (2) are calculated separately.

Glória (84,336) may also be a first name.

Glória Last Name Facts

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

Glória is found most in Portugal. It may also appear in the variant forms: Gloria or Glòria. Click here to see other possible spellings of Glória.

How Common Is The Last Name Glória? popularity and diffusion

It is the 447,229th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 9,563,709 people. Glória is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Glória reside; 62 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 62 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 11,841st most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 84,336 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Portugal, where it is borne by 472 people, or 1 in 22,073. Without taking into account Portugal it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in São Tomé and Príncipe, where 17 percent live and Brazil, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gloria9474,656/
Glòria942/
Glórias9247/
Glóriat921/
Glaria83650/
Gluria833/
Glorias7775/
Gloriat7753/
Gloriah7735/
Glarias772/
Glorria771/
Glooria771/
Gloriay770/
Glurias770/
Gloriae770/
Glorieau7117/
Glorriah711/
Glorio67791/
Glario6798/
Glorya6749/
Glaría6713/
Glorea673/
Glarja671/
Glarya671/
Glurio671/
Glarea671/
Gloriod62547/
Gloriot6289/
Glorios623/
Glorgio623/
Gloryah621/
Gellario571/
Gillario571/

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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 Glória
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