Gladam Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Gladam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gladam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gladam (59) may also be a first name.

Gladam Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gladam Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Gladam is more commonly found in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gladam? popularity and diffusion

Gladam is the 4,649,889th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Gladam is predominantly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Gladam are found; 67 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,282,666th most numerous given name internationally, borne by 59 people.

The last name Gladam is most widespread in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 2,923,017. In Afghanistan Gladam is most frequent in: Paktika, where 82 percent are found, Khost, where 9 percent are found and Nimruz, where 9 percent are found. Barring Afghanistan this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Pakistan, where 6 percent are found.

Gladam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gladam has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glasdam92167/
Glyadam9216/
Ghladam921/
Gladamh921/
Gladan8323/
Gladdan773/
Glaudan772/
Gleidam771/
Gladain771/
Ghladan771/
Gladheim7170/
Glaudane7118/
Gladeane711/
Glaudean711/
Glaudain711/
Gladdean710/
Glodan67503/
Gladon6779/
Gladanova673/
Gilladean670/
Glaudon62111/
Gladone62108/
Gladdon6227/
Gleadon6219/
Gladoun6211/
Gloudan625/
Glaidon623/
Glasdon621/
Glayddon571/
Gleadone571/
Gladonne571/
Glosdand571/
Gladoine571/
Gleadoin570/
Glodon50122/
Glodán5027/
Guillaudon5019/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Gladam
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