Vlad Surname

10,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53,453 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Vlad Surname User-submission:

(Romanian), From the name Vlad, a form of Vladislav or Vladimir, from a Slavic word meaning 'rule' - The name of the (in)famous leader Vlad III 'Dracula' the Impaler.

Vlad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania45,9421:43740
Ukraine2,7071:16,8172,283
Spain1,3721:34,0763,412
United States6871:527,59743,954
Russia5491:262,51927,565
Israel3881:22,0563,264
Moldova2921:12,1962,099
France2131:311,84447,518
Canada2061:178,86217,839
Belarus1401:67,86511,156
Germany1191:676,51652,308
England1111:501,96431,980
Italy1041:588,04555,113
Greece771:143,89323,795
Belgium561:205,29726,724
Austria351:243,29828,936
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Kazakhstan311:570,40340,441
Australia301:899,85754,700
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Hungary201:490,81431,291
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Denmark181:313,59522,770
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Norway111:467,48139,375
Transnistria101:47,4707,079
Scotland101:535,38220,332
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Estonia81:165,22626,217
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
China31:455,773,85521,925
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belize11:355,4743,977
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195

The alternate forms: Vlád (21) are calculated separately.

Vlad (97,110) may also be a first name.

Vlad Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Romanian), From the name Vlad, a form of Vladislav or Vladimir, from a Slavic word meaning 'rule' - The name of the (in)famous leader Vlad III 'Dracula' the Impaler.

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Vlad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vlad (Arabic: فلاد, Russian: Влад) is borne by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Vlád. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vlad? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,512th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 136,336 people. Vlad occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Vlad live; 93 percent live in Eastern Europe and 86 percent live in Romanian Europe. Vlad is also the 10,461st most prevalent forename throughout the world, held by 97,110 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Romania, where it is borne by 45,942 people, or 1 in 437. In Romania it is most prevalent in: Bucharest Municipality, where 12 percent are found, Prahova County, where 6 percent are found and Dâmbovița County, where 5 percent are found. Beside Romania Vlad is found in 88 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 5 percent are found and Spain, where 3 percent are found.

Vlad Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Vlad surname is chiefly Orthodox (78%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (77%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Vlad last name are 6.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.85% being registered with the party.

The amount Vlad earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 50.52% less than the national average, earning €14,860 per year; in Norway they earn 28.19% less than the national average, earning 248,531 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.76% more than the national average, earning $47,360 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.36% less than the national average, earning $48,509 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vlád9221/
Vlaad8916/
Vladd893/
Vlads891/
Vladh891/
Vllad891/
Vla86180/
Villad8012/
Vlas754,341/
Blad752,431/
Vlah751,058/
Vlaj75322/
Wlad75274/
Vlha75253/
Vlai7593/
Vlay7572/
Vlap7551/
Vlaş7536/
Våla7521/
Vlaz7520/
Vlya7510/
Vlla759/
Vlia757/
Vlau756/
Vlea753/
Vhla753/
Vlod752/
Vlat752/
Vlaș751/
Hvla751/
Vloa751/
Vladova732,490/
Villaud7397/
Vladová7324/
Villads7312/
Vellaud738/
Villasd731/
Villiad731/
Villa67456,920/
Vella6749,451/
Vlach674,680/
Bladt671,662/
Bladh671,437/
Blaud67609/
Vlaić67318/
Vlass67184/
Vlaha6798/
Åblad6789/
Blaid6755/
Bladd6745/
Blaad6733/
Vllah6722/
Vlahy6717/
Vlash6715/
Velleaud6712/
Villeaud6711/
Vlais6711/
Vlloa6711/
Vláha679/
Blayd679/
Vlajt678/
Vloha678/
Blead676/
Blahd676/
Vllha676/
Vllau676/
Vlate675/
Vleha673/
Blads673/
Vllas672/
Wlyad672/
Wlead672/
Blyad671/
Bllad671/
Vlahe671/
Vlapp671/
Vleau671/
Vllya671/
Velliadh671/
Vleah671/
Vlhoa671/
Vlgaj671/
Vlajh671/
Blasd671/
Vlasp671/
Bliad671/
Viellaud671/
Vlaah671/
Vleat670/
Blatd670/

Vlad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vlad in the Russian language
Владvlad-
Vlad in the Arabic language
فلادflad-

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