Glad Surname
Approximately 10,508 people bear this surname
Glad Surname User-submission:
The Glad surname seems to be a descriptive surname. In different languages where you can find people with this surname, it has different meaning; in Dutch it means 'slippery', in Danish 'cheerful', similar as in English. In Croatian the meaning is 'hunger'.
Read More About This SurnameGlad Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,665 | 1:217,693 | 21,175 |
| Jordan | 1,605 | 1:5,509 | 1,110 |
| Palestine | 1,498 | 1:3,037 | 657 |
| Yemen | 1,486 | 1:17,783 | 1,931 |
| Sweden | 948 | 1:10,387 | 919 |
| France | 415 | 1:160,055 | 24,882 |
| Finland | 394 | 1:13,951 | 2,072 |
| Denmark | 372 | 1:15,174 | 1,487 |
| Norway | 289 | 1:17,793 | 2,209 |
| Lebanon | 264 | 1:21,353 | 2,542 |
| Nigeria | 241 | 1:735,032 | 33,525 |
| South Africa | 175 | 1:309,587 | 29,554 |
| Croatia | 173 | 1:24,443 | 5,084 |
| Russia | 167 | 1:863,012 | 69,440 |
| Brazil | 81 | 1:2,642,893 | 79,412 |
| Iraq | 79 | 1:443,312 | 7,666 |
| India | 64 | 1:11,985,397 | 216,293 |
| Canada | 59 | 1:624,502 | 51,218 |
| Israel | 47 | 1:182,077 | 18,133 |
| Slovenia | 42 | 1:59,230 | 9,095 |
| Afghanistan | 39 | 1:824,441 | 8,487 |
| Belarus | 31 | 1:306,486 | 34,064 |
| Iceland | 31 | 1:12,261 | 1,126 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1:251,574 | 23,165 |
| Greece | 17 | 1:651,752 | 73,285 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Syria | 13 | 1:1,484,694 | 8,122 |
| Poland | 12 | 1:3,167,396 | 120,990 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 76 | 1:660,772 | 43,333 |
Glad (6,755) may also be a first name.
Glad Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Glad surname seems to be a descriptive surname. In different languages where you can find people with this surname, it has different meaning; in Dutch it means 'slippery', in Danish 'cheerful', similar as in English. In Croatian the meaning is 'hunger'. So, the people with this surname in different parts of the world are not necessarily connected. In Croatia this surname first appeared during the peasant revolt in the 16th century, in the Zagorje region of Croatia.
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Glad Religious Adherence
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Glad Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Glad Come From? nationality or country of origin
Glad (Oriya: େଗଡ, Russian: Глад) is most common in The United States. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Glad click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Glad? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 48,988th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 693,524 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Glad reside; 48 percent reside in West Asia and 33 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 79,407th most common given name world-wide, borne by 6,755 people.
This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,665 people, or 1 in 217,693. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Minnesota, where 15 percent live, Illinois, where 9 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 85 countries. It also occurs in Jordan, where 15 percent live and Palestine, where 14 percent live.
Glad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Glad has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 2,191 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 7 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Glad Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Melkite Greek Catholic (26%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Glad are 2.49% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.74% being registered with the political party.
The amount Glad earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.28% more than the national average, earning 360,875 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 132.08% more than the national average, earning R 551,520 per year; in United States they earn 1.77% more than the national average, earning $43,911 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.05% less than the national average, earning $46,182 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gladd | 89 | 630 | / |
| Gladh | 89 | 330 | / |
| Glaud | 89 | 294 | / |
| Glaad | 89 | 90 | / |
| Glaid | 89 | 53 | / |
| Gladt | 89 | 27 | / |
| Glyad | 89 | 11 | / |
| Glads | 89 | 7 | / |
| Glead | 89 | 2 | / |
| Glayd | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ghlad | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gla | 86 | 2,158 | / |
| Gladsø | 80 | 119 | / |
| Gellad | 80 | 40 | / |
| Glauds | 80 | 14 | / |
| Gillad | 80 | 10 | / |
| Glaadh | 80 | 6 | / |
| Glayds | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gladts | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gladtz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Glas | 75 | 8,992 | / |
| Glaß | 75 | 3,183 | / |
| Glay | 75 | 3,126 | / |
| Glod | 75 | 2,923 | / |
| Glaz | 75 | 2,054 | / |
| Glah | 75 | 1,831 | / |
| Glai | 75 | 1,087 | / |
| Glau | 75 | 651 | / |
| Glaa | 75 | 157 | / |
| Glap | 75 | 153 | / |
| Glat | 75 | 139 | / |
| Glea | 75 | 65 | / |
| Glač | 75 | 42 | / |
| Gloa | 75 | 15 | / |
| Glaj | 75 | 14 | / |
| Glya | 75 | 5 | / |
| Glla | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ngla | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ghla | 75 | 3 | / |
| Glód | 75 | 3 | / |
| Cgla | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gilliad | 73 | 61 | / |
| Gillead | 73 | 60 | / |
| Glehaud | 73 | 19 | / |
| Guellad | 73 | 16 | / |
| Gehelad | 73 | 7 | / |
| Geelgad | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gillahd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gillaud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghellad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gillaad | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gellyad | 73 | 0 | / |
| Glass | 67 | 77,992 | / |
| Gella | 67 | 9,922 | / |
| Gloud | 67 | 7,191 | / |
| Guillaud | 67 | 5,358 | / |
| Glatt | 67 | 3,281 | / |
| Glaus | 67 | 2,919 | / |
| Gilla | 67 | 2,402 | / |
| Gloyd | 67 | 1,151 | / |
| Glais | 67 | 631 | / |
| Glodt | 67 | 622 | / |
| Glaas | 67 | 329 | / |
| Glath | 67 | 311 | / |
| Glasz | 67 | 288 | / |
| Glaap | 67 | 194 | / |
| Geela | 67 | 125 | / |
| Glasø | 67 | 121 | / |
| Glast | 67 | 109 | / |
| Glauz | 67 | 104 | / |
| Glahs | 67 | 85 | / |
| Glait | 67 | 74 | / |
| Glodz | 67 | 61 | / |
| Glash | 67 | 60 | / |
| Glood | 67 | 58 | / |
| Glaiz | 67 | 55 | / |
| Glays | 67 | 53 | / |
| Glodd | 67 | 52 | / |
| Glauß | 67 | 50 | / |
| Gleđa | 67 | 45 | / |
| Glacz | 67 | 40 | / |
| Glaux | 67 | 40 | / |
| Glyas | 67 | 35 | / |
| Glaha | 67 | 35 | / |
| Nglai | 67 | 34 | / |
| Glach | 67 | 28 | / |
| Glaaß | 67 | 28 | / |
| Glate | 67 | 27 | / |
| Gleah | 67 | 23 | / |
| Glapp | 67 | 16 | / |
| N'Gla | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gleas | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gleid | 67 | 12 | / |
| Glajh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Glods | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ghlas | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ghlap | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gllah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ghlia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gloid | 67 | 4 | / |
| Guellaud | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nglaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Glaup | 67 | 3 | / |
| Glazs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Glaih | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gloha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Glats | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghlay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghlod | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gleat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Glaut | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghlai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Glajt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nglau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nglay | 67 | 1 | / |
| G'Lah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glasp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glazt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glyod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glazz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nglla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gleha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glayz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gglod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glhaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hglaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gleea | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gleod | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gilleads | 67 | 0 | / |
Glad Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Glad in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗଡ | egada | 50 |
| ଗାଡ | gada | 50 |
| Glad in the Russian language | ||
| Глад | glad | - |
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