Glad Forename
79,407th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 6,755 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Congo
Highest density in:
Congo
Glad Forename Definition:
A familiar and almost vulgar shortening of Gladys.
Glad Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congo | 70% | 3,051 | 1:1,642 | 263 |
| Nigeria | 80% | 1,095 | 1:162,159 | 7,580 |
| Malawi | 100% | 888 | 1:19,271 | 1,754 |
| Zambia | - | 303 | 1:52,326 | 3,227 |
| South Africa | 70% | 303 | 1:179,976 | 12,019 |
| Tanzania | 91% | 193 | 1:273,515 | 9,957 |
| United States | 82% | 178 | 1:2,036,725 | 33,749 |
| India | 95% | 118 | 1:10,295,576 | 306,517 |
| Philippines | 52% | 102 | 1:1,039,309 | 28,013 |
| Uganda | 96% | 89 | 1:460,190 | 11,048 |
| DR Congo | 60% | 41 | 1:1,800,673 | 45,176 |
| Romania | 100% | 38 | 1:527,684 | 14,809 |
| Canada | - | 38 | 1:871,931 | 18,448 |
| Botswana | 100% | 37 | 1:59,039 | 5,548 |
| Australia | - | 37 | 1:369,125 | 6,777 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 33 | 1:216,727 | 13,323 |
| Russia | 100% | 30 | 1:4,807,790 | 23,740 |
| Zimbabwe | 67% | 27 | 1:571,252 | 24,615 |
| England | 100% | 15 | 1:3,706,861 | 37,754 |
| Brazil | 67% | 12 | 1:17,853,013 | 181,068 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 9 | 1:3,624,835 | 24,448 |
| Papua New Guinea | 88% | 8 | 1:1,019,039 | 71,574 |
| France | - | 8 | 1:8,308,792 | 27,570 |
| Scotland | - | 8 | 1:668,796 | 7,564 |
| Indonesia | - | 7 | 1:36,851,953 | 740,105 |
| China | - | 7 | 1:195,150,826 | 73,144 |
| Kenya | 67% | 6 | 1:7,717,852 | 32,954 |
| Togo | - | 4 | 1:1,809,810 | 5,654 |
| Belarus | 100% | 4 | 1:2,370,596 | 9,928 |
| Singapore | 100% | 4 | 1:1,571,764 | 18,508 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 4 | 1:2,093,730 | 5,016 |
| Jordan | 100% | 3 | 1:2,942,258 | 8,136 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 3 | 1:10,067,298 | 111,314 |
| Yemen | - | 3 | 1:8,765,584 | 9,038 |
| Palestine | 100% | 3 | 1:1,516,686 | 4,479 |
| Saint Lucia | - | 2 | 1:88,908 | 5,280 |
| Sweden | - | 2 | 1:4,928,954 | 52,965 |
| Thailand | - | 2 | 1:35,032,906 | 298,615 |
| Algeria | - | 2 | 1:19,088,360 | 22,377 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 2 | 1:4,821,472 | 33,780 |
| Mexico | - | 2 | 1:62,072,214 | 96,650 |
| Italy | 81% | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| Colombia | - | 2 | 1:23,889,463 | 63,722 |
| Lebanon | 50% | 2 | 1:2,813,786 | 13,895 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 2 | 1:8,873,422 | 35,327 |
| Germany | 50% | 2 | 1:48,338,938 | 72,742 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Israel | 100% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
| Chile | - | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Lesotho | - | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 1 | 1:30,449,940 | 373,101 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Peru | - | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
Glad (10,508) may also be a surname.
Glad Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A familiar and almost vulgar shortening of Gladys.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
Glad Forename Popularity
Glad Demographics
Glad Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Sample size: 2 (2014)
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Phonetically Similar Names
Glad Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Glad in the Russian language | ||
| Глад | glad | - |
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Footnotes
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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 Glad