Family name جلعاد (Gilad 
, جلعاد, Ghil'Ad) , globally, is quite a common cognomen. The cognomen جلعاد is characteristic of Israel, where it is quite a common surname, Cyprus, where it is quite a rare surname, and Hungary, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Israel, the United States, and Cyprus. Likewise, جلعاد is the forename as well as the last name.