A Forename
704th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 1,179,543 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Vietnam
A Forename Definition:
A... is a given name of the Chewa tribe, meaning: (prefix) A sign of respect when hailing an older person (e.g To show respect to David, one would typically address him as A david, pronounced aahDavid).
A Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 89% | 1,014,441 | 1:1,198 | 93 |
| Vietnam | 58% | 123,877 | 1:748 | 156 |
| Ghana | 69% | 12,810 | 1:2,107 | 351 |
| DR Congo | 56% | 4,465 | 1:16,535 | 1,451 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 3,435 | 1:3,037 | 484 |
| Ecuador | - | 2,670 | 1:6,639 | 646 |
| Yemen | - | 2,654 | 1:9,908 | 691 |
| England | 54% | 2,522 | 1:22,047 | 1,349 |
| Taiwan | 81% | 1,619 | 1:14,682 | 2,805 |
| Jamaica | - | 1,396 | 1:2,065 | 463 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 857 | 1:8,345 | 928 |
| Nigeria | 67% | 816 | 1:217,603 | 9,151 |
| Swaziland | - | 743 | 1:1,750 | 400 |
| Liberia | 89% | 668 | 1:6,605 | 711 |
| Iraq | 100% | 546 | 1:64,135 | 1,964 |
| Burkina Faso | 82% | 529 | 1:34,744 | 2,681 |
| Singapore | - | 462 | 1:13,608 | 2,581 |
| Scotland | 70% | 388 | 1:13,790 | 816 |
| Haiti | - | 375 | 1:28,605 | 2,174 |
| Philippines | 68% | 358 | 1:296,116 | 11,630 |
| Finland | 62% | 357 | 1:15,359 | 980 |
| Thailand | - | 313 | 1:223,852 | 14,146 |
| Jordan | 83% | 298 | 1:29,620 | 1,255 |
| Lithuania | 70% | 283 | 1:10,431 | 635 |
| Cyprus | 70% | 267 | 1:3,262 | 441 |
| Bolivia | - | 254 | 1:41,738 | 1,885 |
| Wales | 60% | 242 | 1:12,786 | 912 |
| Sweden | 65% | 153 | 1:64,431 | 3,129 |
| Brazil | 54% | 124 | 1:1,727,711 | 38,197 |
| Cambodia | 59% | 118 | 1:137,910 | 5,278 |
| Zimbabwe | 60% | 118 | 1:130,710 | 8,849 |
| Indonesia | 78% | 116 | 1:2,223,825 | 111,029 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 69% | 111 | 1:31,752 | 1,966 |
| Japan | - | 109 | 1:1,174,184 | 15,981 |
| South Korea | 67% | 101 | 1:54,895 | 3,573 |
| Kuwait | - | 95 | 1:39,845 | 3,619 |
| Congo | 58% | 95 | 1:52,728 | 3,914 |
| Nepal | 56% | 82 | 1:347,407 | 11,864 |
| Lebanon | 98% | 60 | 1:93,793 | 3,145 |
| Guinea | - | 59 | 1:200,994 | 2,553 |
| Hungary | 52% | 58 | 1:168,824 | 958 |
| Chile | 55% | 49 | 1:359,331 | 5,064 |
| Tunisia | 54% | 48 | 1:14,102 | 1,214 |
| Lesotho | 79% | 43 | 1:47,442 | 5,013 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 37 | 1:36,795 | 3,647 |
| Mongolia | 100% | 37 | 1:79,319 | 5,615 |
| Ivory Coast | 50% | 35 | 1:659,312 | 22,418 |
| Switzerland | 56% | 35 | 1:234,671 | 5,117 |
| Belgium | 60% | 28 | 1:410,359 | 7,204 |
| Guam | - | 28 | 1:5,737 | 966 |
| Greece | 80% | 22 | 1:497,025 | 6,710 |
| Iceland | 100% | 20 | 1:18,301 | 1,312 |
| China | - | 16 | 1:85,378,486 | 64,025 |
| Slovakia | 64% | 11 | 1:482,733 | 2,217 |
| Senegal | 73% | 11 | 1:1,325,578 | 10,886 |
| Curaçao | - | 10 | 1:15,580 | 668 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 9 | 1:394,478 | 3,471 |
| Venezuela | 60% | 7 | 1:4,314,556 | 60,709 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 6 | 1:7,583,318 | 11,559 |
| Kosovo | - | 6 | 1:310,240 | 9,823 |
| Palestine | 100% | 6 | 1:758,343 | 3,640 |
| Israel | 61% | 5 | 1:1,680,584 | 18,495 |
| South Africa | 67% | 4 | 1:13,633,162 | 197,070 |
| Papua New Guinea | 67% | 3 | 1:2,717,438 | 132,395 |
| North Macedonia | - | 3 | 1:696,919 | 10,674 |
| Denmark | - | 2 | 1:2,824,749 | 21,465 |
| Uganda | 100% | 2 | 1:20,478,460 | 91,660 |
| Bermuda | - | 1 | 1:64,826 | 2,481 |
| France | 100% | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 1 | 1:37,856 | 1,091 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
| Comoros | - | 1 | 1:761,339 | 901 |
| Micronesia | - | 1 | 1:106,500 | 1,462 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Oman | 100% | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
The alternate forms: Á (5) & Ä (2) are calculated separately.
A (309,237) may also be a surname.
A Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A... is a given name of the Chewa tribe, meaning: (prefix) A sign of respect when hailing an older person (e.g To show respect to David, one would typically address him as A david, pronounced aahDavid).
— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
A Forename Popularity
A Demographics
Average A Salary in
England
£26,980
Per year
Rank:
18,271 of 40,021
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.631749
Rank: 17 of 40,021
Percentage of national average salary:
100.01%
Sample size: 54,215 (2014)
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ha | 67 | 1,845,848 | / |
| Ai | 67 | 1,004,558 | / |
| Ja | 67 | 173,822 | / |
| At | 67 | 151,184 | / |
| Au | 67 | 96,341 | / |
| Aa | 67 | 84,926 | / |
| As | 67 | 73,323 | / |
| Ga | 67 | 54,972 | / |
| Ad | 67 | 52,934 | / |
| Ah | 67 | 47,749 | / |
| Aj | 67 | 38,899 | / |
| Ay | 67 | 26,689 | / |
| Ap | 67 | 18,391 | / |
| Ea | 67 | 9,924 | / |
| Oa | 67 | 7,480 | / |
| Az | 67 | 7,308 | / |
| Aï | 67 | 1,001 | / |
| Ãa | 67 | 187 | / |
| Aã | 67 | 135 | / |
| Aî | 67 | 133 | / |
| Á | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aȗ | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ä | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aâ | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aå | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aí | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ȗa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dža | 67 | 1 | / |
A Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| A in the Russian language | ||
| Ьа | a | - |
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Footnotes
- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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- 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 A