Gladys is used as a family name or surname in Kenya. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Gladys
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Kenya
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Gladys

How popular is Gladys?

Gladys is common in Kenya.

Gladys is ranked 26050 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Gladys bearers increased by 2.095808 per cent in 2010 US census to 341 since 2000, the surname slipped by 2234 spots and ranked at 59324. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 72.14 77.25
Black 15.84 13.17
Hispanic or Latino 10.56 8.08
Gladys is quite popular family name mostly used in Nigeria while Uganda is ahead in terms of density. Around 19575 people have been found who wears Gladys as their family name. Gladys is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
3,712 Iceland10
615,517 Russia6
101,066 Zimbabwe5
46,068 Philippines3
14,054 China3
4,085 Bolivia3
4,554 Guatemala3
6,779 Nicaragua3
2,168 Suriname2
34,572 Israel2
50,640 Switzerland2
5,298 Botswana2
9,185 Hong Kong2
2,794 El Salvador2
2,401 Honduras2
3,478 Haiti2
1,753 Cuba2
706 Burundi2
34,681 Norway2
6,353 Panama2
18,625 Japan2
6,462 Ivory Coast2
28,083 Romania2
14,521 Portugal2
8,500 Dominican Republic1
123,175 Tanzania1
6,149 Ethiopia1
174,544 Czech Republic1
6,033 Benin1
3,350 Fiji1
2,715 Gabon1
40,340 Malaysia1
12,270 Lebanon1
38,830 Morocco1
16,073 Latvia1
2,078 Lesotho1
2,057 Isle of Man1
20,172 Hungary1
5,589 Sudan1
77,122 Sweden1
53,505 Turkey1
492,292 Ukraine1
19,533 Uruguay1
2,935 Madagascar1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
59,867 Canada50
176,363 Indonesia39
12,692 Scotland33
17,920 New Zealand28
57,220 Netherlands27
11,685 Singapore24
37,982 United Arab Emirates23
52,530 Belgium22
14,048 Ireland16
86,938 Spain14
5,704 Guyana11
5,118 Senegal11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
34,647 Australia63
3,517 Puerto Rico54
Countries with hundreds of Gladys:
31,331 United States938
3,096 Colombia751
8,809 South Africa731
7,786 Argentina687
4,483 Ghana639
22,607 Brazil556
24,414 France404
4,917 Venezuela351
17,922 Poland334
6,976 Peru313
59,024 Germany168
6,110 Chile162
21,011 Mexico157
5,401 Ecuador138
146,997 India117
40,243 England102
Countries with thousands of Gladys:
4,376 Nigeria5,502
1,592 Uganda3,921
1,727 Cameroon2,081
5,419 Kenya1,020
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Comments

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Rosemarie Kilmer
 Gladys is a name of the female gender is a derivative glade glade is a name of the female gender the origin of the name is Celtic her feast is celebrated on March 29, its etymology just glad: fortune.

Gladys Namesakes

  • Adeyinka Gladys Falusi, Author
  • Sergei Gladyshev, Soccer player
  • Cassia Gladys Peman-Cadan, Film actress
  • Cassia Gladys Peman-Cadan, Film actress
  • Daria Gladysheva, Film Editor
  • Maria Gladys, Film actress
  • Maria Gladys, Film actress
  • Lois Gladys Leppard, Author
  • Pawel Gladys, Actor
  • Lois Gladys Leppard, Author
  • Jack Gladys characterized central character of Ray Franco in 2013 drama flick The Fashion Experts.
  • Jill Gladys, from 2008 comedy film Setannya Kok Beneran?, who portrayed N.

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