Gladwel Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gladwel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gladwel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya191:2,430,52136,895
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Gladwel (1,511) may also be a first name.

Gladwel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gladwel occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gladwel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gladwel is the 4,307,654th most common family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Gladwel occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Gladwel reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 199,883rd most frequently used forename at a global level It is held by 1,511 people.

This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 2,430,521. In Kenya Gladwel is most numerous in: Baringo County, where 47 percent are found, Uasin Gishu County, where 21 percent are found and West Pokot County, where 21 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Gladwel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Gladwel last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gladwell933,151/
Gladuwel931/
Gladel92440/
Gladewell881/
Glaudel86430/
Glawdel8620/
Gleadel863/
Gladuel861/
Gladdel861/
Glidwel861/
Cladwel861/
Gladele861/
Gladiel861/
Gladwil860/
Gladell860/
Gleadell80362/
Glidwell80208/
Gladwill8090/
Cladwell8042/
Goldwell8030/
Glydwell8015/
Glaudell8011/
Galdwell807/
Gladelle802/
Gledwell801/
Glyaudel801/
Galadiel801/
Gladdell801/
Gladuele800/
Gledel77481/
Gladle77258/
Cladel77180/
Göldel7749/
Goldel7713/
Gladly7711/
Glédel773/
Gladil772/
Gladla772/
Glatel772/
Kladel771/
Glodel771/
Galdel771/
Glidewell754,602/
Glydewell7545/
Gouldwell753/
Glideweil752/
Glideweel751/
Glidiwell751/
Glodewell751/
Gledewell750/
Claudel718,376/
Gladile712,184/
Galadla71256/
Klaudel71156/
Gleadle71147/
Göldeli71106/
Caldwel71103/
Coladel7129/
Gladdle7122/
Gladley7115/
Galdeli7111/
Gladala7110/
Glodell719/
Guladal714/
Glately714/
Guldell713/
Coldwel712/
Goldeli712/
Gladual712/
Gloidewell711/
Culdwel711/
Cladelo711/
Claudewell711/
Cldwell711/
Galadal711/
Gladhil711/
Gladili711/
Glattel711/
Gllidewell711/
Golddel711/
Goldell711/
Gooldel711/
Gleddel711/
Gladlou711/
Gladole711/
Goladal711/
Goladil711/
Gliedewell711/
Galidel711/
Gladiol711/
Gledell710/
Gladall710/
Cladell710/
Cleadel710/
Caldwell67150,156/
Coldwell674,986/
Gladhill67962/
Gleadall67510/
Galdelli67124/
Galadile6783/
Glaettli6778/
Claudell6767/
Gladiolo6747/
Coladelo6728/
Göldl6727/
Guldl6713/
Gladiola6710/
Gollayedela678/
Guladali678/
Gladiali677/
Gladioli677/
Colladel677/
Culdwell676/
Coladela676/
Galdelha676/
Koladele675/
Coladeli675/
G El-Taweel674/
Cauldwel673/
Kaldwell673/
Gal Deli673/
Caldweel672/
Caldwelo672/
Ghaldeli672/
Galadila672/
Cladella672/
Caldwehl671/
Coldewel671/
Coldweel671/
Claudely671/
Galadale671/
Galdwill671/
Galideol671/
Galladly671/
Glaettil671/
Gldly671/
Glidewll671/
Glaydual671/
Coladell671/
Glatl671/
Guildell671/
Gheladal671/
Cladwali671/
Gallodel671/
Coliadel671/
Galdelho671/
Galdelia671/
Galdelly671/
Glhadali671/
Goldheil671/
Gleddell670/
Gleadale670/
Gleadill670/
Gleedell670/
Caldwele670/
Goltwell670/
Clidwell670/
Glidwill670/
Gladdall670/
Goldellu670/

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