Alexandria Forename
28,965th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 28,581 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands
Alexandria Forename Definition:
Al-eks-an'-dre-a, the city of Alexander. A famous city of Egypt, built by Alexander the Great, situated between the Mediterranean Sea and the Lake M ris. Acts xviii. 24; xxvii. 6.
Read More About This ForenameAlexandria Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 22,181 | 1:16,344 | 1,445 |
| England | 99% | 1,343 | 1:41,402 | 2,091 |
| Canada | 100% | 808 | 1:41,007 | 2,915 |
| Philippines | 99% | 702 | 1:151,011 | 7,371 |
| Scotland | 98% | 546 | 1:9,799 | 684 |
| Egypt | 100% | 369 | 1:249,054 | 8,446 |
| Russia | 98% | 243 | 1:593,554 | 6,095 |
| Uganda | 70% | 234 | 1:175,030 | 6,394 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 215 | 1:8,573 | 721 |
| South Africa | 84% | 214 | 1:254,825 | 15,205 |
| Thailand | 100% | 211 | 1:332,065 | 18,067 |
| Australia | - | 156 | 1:87,549 | 3,339 |
| Brazil | 100% | 154 | 1:1,391,144 | 32,913 |
| Malawi | 100% | 127 | 1:134,743 | 6,567 |
| Nigeria | 89% | 78 | 1:2,276,466 | 43,799 |
| Wales | 100% | 78 | 1:39,671 | 1,546 |
| Germany | 100% | 72 | 1:1,342,748 | 9,269 |
| Malaysia | 81% | 71 | 1:428,872 | 19,614 |
| Indonesia | - | 69 | 1:3,738,604 | 161,436 |
| Romania | 100% | 60 | 1:334,200 | 10,066 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 56 | 1:24,311 | 2,719 |
| New Zealand | - | 47 | 1:96,512 | 4,191 |
| Belize | 100% | 42 | 1:8,436 | 1,383 |
| Iraq | 100% | 34 | 1:1,029,937 | 8,327 |
| India | 97% | 33 | 1:36,814,484 | 702,984 |
| Jamaica | - | 28 | 1:102,972 | 4,346 |
| Liberia | 90% | 24 | 1:183,836 | 6,655 |
| Qatar | 100% | 23 | 1:103,026 | 12,248 |
| Kenya | - | 22 | 1:2,104,869 | 20,493 |
| Belarus | 100% | 19 | 1:499,073 | 3,209 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 18 | 1:456,305 | 7,530 |
| Mexico | 100% | 17 | 1:7,302,613 | 25,172 |
| Zimbabwe | 80% | 17 | 1:907,283 | 33,225 |
| Sweden | 100% | 11 | 1:896,173 | 18,593 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 11 | 1:3,155 | 669 |
| Venezuela | 92% | 10 | 1:3,020,189 | 47,166 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 9 | 1:11,044 | 1,733 |
| China | - | 9 | 1:151,783,976 | 66,907 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 9 | 1:1,971,872 | 15,474 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 9 | 1:6,074 | 908 |
| France | 100% | 8 | 1:8,308,792 | 27,570 |
| Austria | 100% | 7 | 1:1,216,314 | 8,086 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 7 | 1:8,757 | 1,332 |
| Denmark | - | 7 | 1:807,071 | 10,426 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 7 | 1:25,402 | 2,434 |
| Singapore | 100% | 7 | 1:898,151 | 14,197 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 7 | 1:1,021,713 | 39,786 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 6 | 1:18,291 | 1,938 |
| Belgium | 100% | 5 | 1:2,298,008 | 20,299 |
| Chile | 100% | 5 | 1:3,521,442 | 19,163 |
| Czechia | 100% | 5 | 1:2,131,232 | 5,044 |
| Guyana | - | 5 | 1:152,652 | 10,224 |
| Benin | 100% | 4 | 1:2,643,961 | 45,199 |
| Bermuda | - | 4 | 1:16,206 | 1,525 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 4 | 1:2,607,818 | 19,206 |
| Finland | 100% | 4 | 1:1,370,796 | 11,464 |
| Guernsey | - | 4 | 1:15,833 | 609 |
| Hong Kong | - | 4 | 1:1,938,181 | 8,439 |
| Japan | - | 4 | 1:31,996,514 | 55,536 |
| Moldova | 100% | 4 | 1:890,285 | 4,314 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 4 | 1:7,703,141 | 17,485 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 4 | 1:7,696,610 | 11,277 |
| Cook Islands | - | 3 | 1:6,051 | 772 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 3 | 1:1,589,316 | 14,648 |
| Italy | 97% | 3 | 1:20,354,030 | 45,650 |
| Jersey | - | 3 | 1:33,327 | 1,495 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 3 | 1:5,634,028 | 29,480 |
| Panama | - | 3 | 1:1,302,186 | 25,104 |
| Peru | 100% | 3 | 1:10,597,151 | 58,549 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 3 | 1:1,183,434 | 5,646 |
| Spain | - | 3 | 1:15,509,988 | 21,126 |
| Zambia | - | 3 | 1:5,284,931 | 37,895 |
| Ireland | 52% | 2 | 1:2,321,760 | 8,894 |
| Argentina | - | 2 | 1:21,386,622 | 29,627 |
| Armenia | 100% | 2 | 1:1,459,376 | 10,220 |
| Bahamas | - | 2 | 1:199,685 | 2,758 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 2 | 1:9,189,734 | 69,235 |
| Cameroon | 50% | 2 | 1:10,805,252 | 86,897 |
| Ecuador | - | 2 | 1:8,863,460 | 21,868 |
| El Salvador | - | 2 | 1:3,170,893 | 11,665 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 2 | 1:2,813,786 | 13,895 |
| Norway | - | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| Slovakia | 100% | 2 | 1:2,655,032 | 6,915 |
| Taiwan | - | 2 | 1:11,884,841 | 132,786 |
| Tanzania | - | 2 | 1:26,394,160 | 73,301 |
| Transnistria | 100% | 2 | 1:237,819 | 1,799 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Aruba | - | 1 | 1:103,780 | 2,838 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Cape Verde | 100% | 1 | 1:529,151 | 6,361 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Israel | 100% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Montenegro | - | 1 | 1:634,576 | 4,914 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| New Caledonia | - | 1 | 1:270,164 | 3,221 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
The alternate forms: Alexandría (3) are calculated separately.
Alexandria (4,512) may also be a surname.
Alexandria Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Al-eks-an'-dre-a, the city of Alexander. A famous city of Egypt, built by Alexander the Great, situated between the Mediterranean Sea and the Lake M ris. Acts xviii. 24; xxvii. 6.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: derivative of Al ex an'der.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
User-submitted Reference
Alexandria is a Greek first name, female form of Alexandros. It means 'defender of the people' and derives from Alexander the Great, a Macedonian king who liked naming towns after himself, including the city of Alexandria in Egypt.
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