Gladwin Forename

101,576th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 4,573 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Gladwin Forename Definition:

A Teutonic name, meaning: Merry friend.

Gladwin Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa
98%
 
2,4311:22,4322,997
Sri Lanka-5011:41,5154,680
India
100%
3991:3,044,807137,880
Philippines
97%
 
2621:404,61614,436
United States
100%
2151:1,686,21829,769
Guyana
100%
1021:7,4831,224
Kenya
100%
971:477,39313,506
Malawi
100%
851:201,3218,458
Namibia-681:35,3562,551
Zimbabwe
85%
 
641:240,99713,747
Canada
100%
591:561,58314,151
Papua New Guinea
96%
 
571:143,02312,616
Bermuda-431:1,508344
England
100%
361:1,544,52621,746
Jamaica-231:125,3584,894
Malaysia
92%
 
161:1,903,12156,176
Barbados-151:19,3191,454
Antigua and Barbuda-121:8,2831,404
Indonesia-121:21,496,972534,363
Zambia-81:1,981,84920,512
United Arab Emirates-81:893,99927,106
Pakistan
100%
51:38,871,536142,270
Thailand
100%
51:14,013,163173,193
Swaziland-41:325,0442,285
Mexico
100%
41:31,036,10761,748
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
31:37,1933,592
Lesotho-31:679,99929,822
Germany-21:48,338,93872,742
Italy-21:30,531,04557,596
Australia-21:6,828,81137,569
Trinidad and Tobago-21:680,71023,658
United States Virgin Islands-21:54,8743,819
Oman-21:2,054,3348,531
Curaçao-11:155,8031,239
Afghanistan-11:32,623,51666,536
Scotland
100%
11:5,350,36624,769
Seychelles-11:92,6701,891
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
South Korea-11:5,544,42137,250
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Cook Islands-11:18,1531,349
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
Ghana
100%
11:26,986,21613,521
Greece-11:10,934,54822,228
Grenada
100%
11:108,1254,208
Guatemala
100%
11:16,108,42913,998
Costa Rica
100%
11:4,767,94827,206
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Qatar-11:2,369,60559,530
Israel
100%
11:8,402,91845,019
Cambodia-11:16,273,33074,610
Micronesia-11:106,5001,462
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
Nepal-11:28,487,352119,417
Netherlands
100%
11:16,902,08343,152
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513

Gladwin (5,008) may also be a surname.

Gladwin Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Teutonic name, meaning: Merry friend.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Gladwin Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gladwine9315/
Gladwina935/
Gladwinn934/
Glaudwin931/
Gladdwin931/
Gladwind931/
Gladwien931/
Gladwyn86625/
Gledwin8646/
Gladwen8629/
Gladbin868/
Gladuin864/
Glodwin863/
Gladwim861/
Glatwin861/
Gladwhinne8210/
Gladwyne8012/
Gladwynn806/
Gledwinn801/
Glaidwyn801/
Gladween801/
Glatwn7796/
Gladwayne752/
Gladwynne751/
Gletwin716/
Gladuen713/
Gledwyn713/
Gleduin713/
Glawten711/
Glodwen711/
Gladben711/
Gledwen711/
Gletwyn575/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gladwin