Glad Surname

48,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Palestine

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'.

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Glad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6651:217,69321,175
Jordan1,6051:5,5091,110
Palestine1,4981:3,037657
Yemen1,4861:17,7831,931
Sweden9481:10,387919
France4151:160,05524,882
Finland3941:13,9512,072
Denmark3721:15,1741,487
Norway2891:17,7932,209
Lebanon2641:21,3532,542
Nigeria2411:735,03233,525
South Africa1751:309,58729,554
Croatia1731:24,4435,084
Russia1671:863,01269,440
Brazil811:2,642,89379,412
Iraq791:443,3127,666
India641:11,985,397216,293
Canada591:624,50251,218
Israel471:182,07718,133
Slovenia421:59,2309,095
Afghanistan391:824,4418,487
Belarus311:306,48634,064
Iceland311:12,2611,126
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Greece171:651,75273,285
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
England131:4,286,005132,302
Syria131:1,484,6948,122
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
China91:151,924,6187,954
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belize11:355,4743,977
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

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 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gladd89630/
Gladh89330/
Glaud89294/
Glaad8990/
Glaid8953/
Gladt8927/
Glyad8911/
Glads897/
Glead892/
Glayd891/
Ghlad891/
Gla862,158/
Gladsø80119/
Gellad8040/
Glauds8014/
Gillad8010/
Glaadh806/
Glayds805/
Gladts801/
Gladtz801/
Glas758,992/
Glaß753,183/
Glay753,126/
Glod752,923/
Glaz752,054/
Glah751,831/
Glai751,087/
Glau75651/
Glaa75157/
Glap75153/
Glat75139/
Glea7565/
Glač7542/
Gloa7515/
Glaj7514/
Glya755/
Glla754/
Ngla754/
Ghla753/
Glód753/
Cgla751/
Gilliad7361/
Gillead7360/
Glehaud7319/
Guellad7316/
Gehelad737/
Geelgad734/
Gillahd731/
Gillaud731/
Ghellad731/
Gillaad730/
Gellyad730/
Glass6777,992/
Gella679,922/
Gloud677,191/
Guillaud675,358/
Glatt673,281/
Glaus672,919/
Gilla672,402/
Gloyd671,151/
Glais67631/
Glodt67622/
Glaas67329/
Glath67311/
Glasz67288/
Glaap67194/
Geela67125/
Glasø67121/
Glast67109/
Glauz67104/
Glahs6785/
Glait6774/
Glodz6761/
Glash6760/
Glood6758/
Glaiz6755/
Glays6753/
Glodd6752/
Glauß6750/
Gleđa6745/
Glacz6740/
Glaux6740/
Glyas6735/
Glaha6735/
Nglai6734/
Glach6728/
Glaaß6728/
Glate6727/
Gleah6723/
Glapp6716/
N'Gla6714/
Gleas6712/
Gleid6712/
Glajh6712/
Glods6711/
Ghlas677/
Ghlap676/
Gllah675/
Ghlia675/
Gloid674/
Guellaud674/
Nglaa674/
Glaup673/
Glazs673/
Glaih673/
Gloha673/
Glats672/
Ghlay672/
Ghlod672/
Gleat672/
Glaut672/
Ghlai672/
Glajt672/
Nglau671/
Nglay671/
G'Lah671/
Glasp671/
Glazt671/
Glyod671/
Glazz671/
Nglla671/
Gleha671/
Glayz671/
Gglod671/
Glhaz671/
Hglaa671/
Gleea670/
Gleod670/
Gilleads670/

Glad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Glad in the Oriya language
େଗଡegada50
ଗାଡgada50
Glad in the Russian language
Гладglad-

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