Adnan Forename

1,155th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 811,702 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Adnan Forename User-submission:

Adnan (Arabic: عدنان‎, ʿAdnān) is a masculine name common in the Muslim world. Its eponymous bearer was Adnan, a legendary figure of both pre-Islamic and Islamic mythology. The meaning of the name is 'settler', from a semitic root `dn (to stay, abide).

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Adnan Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan
97%
 
198,2881:980183
Turkey
100%
96,5291:806176
Iraq
98%
 
82,9321:42289
Bangladesh
100%
66,9021:2,384329
Syria-53,2601:36255
Yemen-51,4501:51190
Kuwait-35,0211:1089
Indonesia
98%
 
29,9271:8,6201,155
Oman
98%
 
21,5011:19129
Jordan
98%
 
20,3131:43597
Libya-17,2601:36064
Malaysia
98%
 
11,7881:2,583248
Palestine
99%
 
10,0581:452110
Lebanon
100%
9,7401:578108
Iran
100%
9,5821:8,192712
India
100%
8,7551:138,76415,660
Sudan
100%
8,5271:4,434706
Egypt
98%
 
8,3501:11,0061,005
Somaliland
100%
6,5551:534119
Morocco-6,2511:5,495559
United States
100%
6,1061:59,3743,146
Bahrain-5,2831:25532
England
100%
3,9431:14,1021,005
Kosovo-2,9321:635110
Israel
99%
 
2,7421:3,065591
Bosnia and Herzegovina
100%
2,4021:1,467380
Germany
100%
2,1131:45,7541,394
Ethiopia
100%
2,0811:46,8814,595
Canada
100%
1,9011:17,4291,659
Sweden
100%
1,7231:5,721601
Kenya-1,6261:28,4792,443
Ghana
100%
1,5171:17,7891,410
Sri Lanka-1,5021:13,8481,956
Nigeria
100%
1,3761:129,0446,606
Saudi Arabia-1,2241:25,1743,238
Spain
100%
1,1621:40,0431,770
Thailand
100%
1,1281:62,1156,209
United Arab Emirates-1,0761:6,647774
Philippines
99%
 
1,0401:101,9325,686
Serbia
100%
1,0321:6,924711
Somalia-9971:13,5671,178
Brazil
100%
7761:276,07811,036
Slovenia
100%
7641:3,218482
Djibouti-7181:1,275235
Netherlands
100%
6381:26,4922,284
France
100%
5981:111,1542,353
Austria
100%
5811:14,654771
Denmark-5681:9,946845
Poland
100%
5181:73,4111,760
Algeria
99%
 
4921:77,5952,147
Uganda
97%
 
4671:87,7024,223
Chad
100%
4331:31,4053,515
Afghanistan
98%
 
4321:75,5172,988
Belgium
100%
4271:26,9091,795
Northern Cyprus
100%
4161:765128
Switzerland
100%
3791:21,6711,475
Australia-3331:41,0142,120
Norway
100%
3261:15,7431,069
Bulgaria
100%
3221:21,7091,602
Maldives
97%
 
3211:1,35278
North Macedonia
100%
3151:6,6371,046
Romania
100%
3041:65,9603,343
Croatia
100%
3001:14,057919
Tanzania
97%
 
2801:188,5308,067
Tunisia-2501:2,708476
Albania
100%
2451:12,4351,848
Greece
100%
1961:55,7891,875
Scotland
100%
1601:33,4401,272
Uzbekistan
100%
1551:198,6224,583
Venezuela
100%
1551:194,8517,176
Russia
100%
1481:974,5528,455
South Africa
100%
1391:392,32120,314
Montenegro
100%
1291:4,919724
Italy
98%
 
961:636,0636,302
Finland
89%
 
931:58,9591,848
Malawi
100%
851:201,3218,458
Wales
100%
791:39,1681,542
Singapore
100%
751:83,8277,183
Ukraine
100%
741:614,8642,474
Azerbaijan
100%
731:132,0955,169
Ireland
100%
691:67,2971,945
New Zealand-691:65,7403,240
China-621:22,033,15860,501
Dominican Republic-621:168,2467,350
Turkmenistan-471:116,4441,215
Brunei
100%
431:9,757724
Senegal
100%
401:364,5345,539
Mexico
100%
391:3,183,19015,454
Portugal-371:281,3755,179
DR Congo
100%
271:2,734,35659,996
Mauritania
94%
 
271:151,6765,042
Czechia
100%
251:426,2462,332
Panama
100%
251:156,2626,569
Kazakhstan
100%
221:806,6759,578
Ecuador-201:886,3467,318
Slovakia
100%
201:265,5031,555
Belarus
100%
181:526,7993,344
Japan-181:7,110,33631,011
Peru
100%
171:1,870,08619,702
Madagascar-161:1,476,8382,504
Mozambique-161:1,702,7101,919
Georgia
100%
151:249,2316,179
Hungary
100%
151:652,7852,218
Qatar
100%
151:157,97416,771
Burkina Faso
100%
141:1,312,81933,687
Iceland-141:26,1441,689
Paraguay
100%
121:603,0675,347
Benin
100%
101:1,057,58426,153
Niger
100%
101:1,918,39923,776
Argentina
100%
91:4,752,58312,276
Ivory Coast
100%
91:2,563,99353,027
South Korea-91:616,04714,026
Chile
100%
71:2,515,31515,652
Hong Kong-71:1,107,5326,332
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
71:194,48810,722
Botswana-41:546,11213,807
Congo
100%
41:1,252,30119,043
Eritrea
100%
41:1,188,244607
Honduras-41:2,204,36717,261
Myanmar-41:12,987,0681,965
Tajikistan-41:2,093,7305,016
United States Virgin Islands-41:27,4372,836
Cambodia
100%
31:5,424,44341,412
Guyana-31:254,42114,062
Cameroon-21:10,805,25286,897
Isle of Man-21:42,512455
Kyrgyzstan
100%
21:2,986,63834,954
Liberia
100%
21:2,206,03027,695
Lithuania-21:1,475,9413,949
Luxembourg
100%
21:282,0243,520
Moldova-21:1,780,5707,407
Northern Ireland
100%
11:1,843,1463,737
Angola-11:26,966,6067,835
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
Belize-11:354,3097,663
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Curaçao-11:155,8031,239
Equatorial Guinea-11:1,137,6891,044
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Latvia-11:2,015,6456,531
Lesotho-11:2,039,99747,971
Macau-11:608,2092,350
Mali-11:16,977,7558,714
Mauritius
100%
11:1,297,78413,721
Nicaragua
100%
11:6,018,33634,175
Palau-11:21,711239
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
Rwanda-11:11,371,4334,615
Saint Lucia-11:177,8158,104
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Sierra Leone-11:7,088,6631,497
Taiwan
100%
11:23,769,682193,280
Togo-11:7,239,2398,047
Turks and Caicos Islands-11:34,7071,398
Uruguay-11:3,427,63713,958
Vietnam-11:92,623,11310,484
Zimbabwe-11:15,423,817113,731

The alternate forms: Adnán (6) & Adnân (1) are calculated separately.

Adnan (281,223) may also be a surname.

Adnan Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Adnan (Arabic: عدنان‎, ʿAdnān) is a masculine name common in the Muslim world. Its eponymous bearer was Adnan, a legendary figure of both pre-Islamic and Islamic mythology. The meaning of the name is 'settler', from a semitic root `dn (to stay, abide).

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Adnan (Arabic: عدنان‎, ʿAdnān) is a masculine name common in the Muslim World. Its eponymous bearer was Adnan, a legendary figure of both pre-Islamic and Islamic mythology. It means 'settler', from a Semitic root `dn, meaning 'to stay', 'to abide'.

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Adnan Forename Popularity

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Adnán936/
Adnân931/
Adnane9136,110/
Adnaan912,555/
Hadnan91584/
Adnand91450/
Adnant91140/
Addnan91136/
Adhnan9190/
Aadnan9158/
Adnann9156/
Adnnan9132/
Adnang9127/
Adnanh9116/
A'Dnan9113/
Ahdnan915/
Adnain914/
Adnean914/
Adnank912/
Adnasn912/
Gadnan912/
Audnan912/
Aidnan912/
Adnahn912/
Asdnan912/
Adnanc912/
Eadnan911/
Ad'nan911/
Aednan911/
Adnaun911/
Ad-Nan911/
Adgnan911/
Adënan911/
Aadnane83225/
Adnanne8323/
Hadnang8312/
Hadnane838/
A'Adnan838/
Ahdnaan835/
Adhnaan834/
Adënand833/
Adnnane832/
Adnahan832/
Adnaine832/
Adinnan832/
Addnane832/
Hadnaan832/
Aidenan832/
Hadnain831/
Hadnnan831/
Haidnan831/
Asdnane831/
Audnaan831/
Addnaan831/
Addnann831/
Adennan831/
Adnankc831/
Adnankh831/
Adnnaan831/
Hadnand831/
Adnaand831/
Adhnann831/
Adnaaan831/
Adnauan831/
Adynnan831/
Aeednan831/
Autdnan831/
Asdhnan831/
Ednan804,057/
Adnam80264/
Adnon80168/
Odnan8013/
Adnaã801/
Hadennan7711/
Adennang772/
Hadnaïne771/
Addnanne771/
Adennane771/
Adinoane771/
Adynoani771/
Adënantë771/
Aeedanan771/
Hednan7318/
Odngan7312/
Ednann735/
Adnoun734/
Ednahn734/
Ednaan734/
Eidnan734/
Adnein733/
Eddnan733/
Odnant732/
Ednean732/
Adnaam732/
Adnond732/
Ednhan731/
Godnan731/
Ednnan731/
Ehdnan731/
Adhnam731/
Oudnan731/
Âdnane731/
Odnean731/
Hadnon731/
Adgnam731/
Ednuan731/
Ednain731/
Hadennang716/
Adnasingh711/
Adinawani711/
Adynoania711/
Adeniania711/
Godhnan673/
Ednania673/
Adinnon672/
Ednaann672/
Odinoan672/
Aidenon671/
Adnã671/
Eidnaan671/
Hednann671/
Heidnan671/
Adynnam671/
Edinnan671/
Edynnan671/

Adnan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Adnan in the Russian language
Аднанadnan-

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