Glass Forename

192,815th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,606 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Glass Forename Definition:

A Gaelic name: Glas, an epithet, being glas, grey. See M'Glashan.

Glass Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan
 
54%
4501:431,90610,615
Australia-3391:40,2882,102
United States
100%
2311:1,569,42428,453
Swaziland-1541:8,4431,221
Afghanistan
 
60%
1401:233,0255,595
Egypt
100%
1081:850,93516,903
Nigeria
 
69%
221:8,071,107102,934
South Africa
92%
 
201:2,726,63272,557
India
100%
151:80,991,8651,179,577
China-111:124,186,88965,712
Saudi Arabia-91:3,423,61814,711
Uganda
75%
 
81:5,119,61545,522
England-81:6,950,36556,418
Senegal
100%
71:2,083,05113,702
Russia-61:24,038,95165,699
Greece
100%
51:2,186,91011,382
Brazil
100%
51:42,847,231319,361
Poland
100%
41:9,506,7785,827
Malaysia
100%
41:7,612,485167,458
Dominican Republic-41:2,607,81819,206
Hong Kong-31:2,584,24211,307
New Zealand-31:1,512,01511,267
Canada-31:11,044,45776,719
Mexico
100%
31:41,381,47674,307
Turkey-21:38,900,85464,839
Lesotho
100%
21:1,019,99836,117
Italy
53%
 
21:30,531,04557,596
Philippines
100%
21:53,004,738452,678
Peru
100%
21:15,895,72774,652
Scotland-11:5,350,36624,769
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323
Paraguay-11:7,236,80516,549
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731
Qatar-11:2,369,60559,530
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Marshall Islands
100%
11:51,2305,014
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Syria-11:19,306,0759,560
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Thailand
100%
11:70,065,813391,235
Iraq-11:35,017,85922,933
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
Angola-11:26,966,6067,835
Austria-11:8,514,20119,377
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
Botswana
100%
11:2,184,44921,741
Congo
100%
11:5,009,20537,978
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Ethiopia-11:97,560,13329,608
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Hungary
100%
11:9,791,7716,528
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Isle of Man-11:85,023723
Israel
100%
11:8,402,91845,019
Ivory Coast-11:23,075,933135,227
Jordan-11:8,826,77411,126
Kazakhstan-11:17,746,84544,366
Liberia
100%
11:4,412,06136,340
Myanmar-11:51,948,2733,226
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Nepal-11:28,487,352119,417
Netherlands-11:16,902,08343,152

Glass (77,992) may also be a surname.

Glass Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Gaelic name: Glas, an epithet, being glas, grey. See M'Glashan.

Etymology of The Principal Gaelic National Names, Personal Names, Surnames (1909) by Alexander MacBain

Glass Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glasse9124/
Nglass9113/
Glaass913/
Gladss912/
Glaiss911/
Glassd911/
Glasst911/
Gleass911/
Glauss911/
Glas89106/
Glaysse8324/
Glaisse8317/
Glausse838/
Gladsse831/
Gellass831/
Glays80441/
Glads80419/
Glais80134/
Gloss8035/
Glase8034/
Glaus8022/
Glash809/
Glaís803/
Glaas803/
Nglas802/
Ghlas801/
Glasp801/
Glats801/
Gleas801/
Glaîs801/
Guellass771/
Glaydsse771/
Gla751,808/
Glayds73850/
Glaise73164/
Glayse73160/
Gillas73102/
Glause7339/
Gleiss7315/
Gleyss7312/
Gladst737/
Gladse736/
Glaids736/
Glease734/
Gladts734/
Ghlash734/
Glauds733/
Geelas733/
Glaads732/
Gellas732/
Glyads732/
Glaais731/
Glad's731/
Gladds731/
Glatts731/
Glay's731/
Glaíse731/
Gleash731/
Glyais731/
Glhays731/
Güllas731/
Ghlaus731/
Glaust731/
Glad676,755/
Ngla671,037/
Gleisse67587/
Glay67553/
Glea67471/
Glai67406/
Gleysse67152/
Glah67145/
Glau67117/
Glaz6795/
Glap6759/
Glaj6733/
Gloa6724/
Glya6719/
Ghla6716/
Glos6715/
Ghillas6712/
Glat6712/
Glaydse679/
Gillias678/
Glla674/
Guillas673/
Glax673/
Glha673/
Glóa672/
Glga672/
Gilleas672/
Glaa672/
Uanglas672/
Glaheis671/
Glaidse671/
Glaishe671/
Glaudse671/
Glayd's671/
Glaydsj671/
Glaí671/
Gléa671/
Gaellas671/
Guellas671/
Glaisce671/

Glass Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Glass in the Russian language
Глассglass-

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