Alistair Forename
16,072nd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 59,023 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland
Alistair Forename User-submission:
It is a Gaelic form of the name Alexander, meaning 'defender of men' or 'defending men'.
Alistair Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 100% | 22,363 | 1:2,486 | 378 |
| Scotland | 100% | 12,679 | 1:422 | 91 |
| Australia | - | 5,281 | 1:2,586 | 446 |
| New Zealand | - | 4,005 | 1:1,133 | 265 |
| South Africa | 100% | 3,717 | 1:14,671 | 2,237 |
| United States | 93% | 1,704 | 1:212,756 | 7,423 |
| Canada | 100% | 1,514 | 1:21,885 | 1,924 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 1,496 | 1:1,232 | 240 |
| Wales | 100% | 794 | 1:3,897 | 525 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 525 | 1:58,691 | 6,867 |
| Bangladesh | - | 367 | 1:434,500 | 16,631 |
| Ghana | - | 337 | 1:80,078 | 3,677 |
| Malaysia | 97% | 287 | 1:106,097 | 7,330 |
| Philippines | 91% | 287 | 1:369,371 | 13,570 |
| Poland | - | 283 | 1:134,371 | 2,707 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 282 | 1:25,362 | 2,516 |
| Ireland | 100% | 237 | 1:19,593 | 983 |
| India | 100% | 210 | 1:5,785,133 | 210,512 |
| Zimbabwe | 96% | 199 | 1:77,507 | 5,986 |
| Malta | - | 187 | 1:2,296 | 414 |
| Thailand | 100% | 187 | 1:374,683 | 19,499 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 168 | 1:100,608 | 5,192 |
| France | 100% | 158 | 1:420,698 | 4,949 |
| Germany | 100% | 113 | 1:855,556 | 7,178 |
| Switzerland | 98% | 98 | 1:83,811 | 2,871 |
| Bahrain | - | 89 | 1:15,154 | 2,209 |
| Kuwait | - | 76 | 1:49,806 | 4,237 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 70 | 1:19,449 | 2,341 |
| Brazil | 100% | 62 | 1:3,455,422 | 61,069 |
| Qatar | 100% | 59 | 1:40,163 | 5,201 |
| Japan | - | 57 | 1:2,245,369 | 20,551 |
| Portugal | - | 55 | 1:189,288 | 4,092 |
| Singapore | 100% | 54 | 1:116,427 | 7,626 |
| Sweden | 100% | 54 | 1:182,554 | 6,536 |
| Namibia | - | 52 | 1:46,234 | 2,966 |
| Zambia | - | 49 | 1:323,567 | 9,092 |
| Jamaica | - | 46 | 1:62,679 | 3,250 |
| Norway | 100% | 46 | 1:111,572 | 3,477 |
| Guyana | 100% | 42 | 1:18,173 | 2,319 |
| China | - | 40 | 1:34,151,395 | 61,321 |
| Hong Kong | - | 38 | 1:204,019 | 3,280 |
| Spain | 100% | 36 | 1:1,292,499 | 9,652 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 34 | 1:5,222,481 | 75,428 |
| Jersey | - | 33 | 1:3,030 | 450 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 31 | 1:336,493 | 11,264 |
| Barbados | - | 28 | 1:10,350 | 1,088 |
| Belgium | 100% | 27 | 1:425,557 | 7,369 |
| Denmark | - | 27 | 1:209,241 | 4,567 |
| Guernsey | - | 26 | 1:2,436 | 374 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 23 | 1:4,322 | 830 |
| Botswana | - | 21 | 1:104,021 | 8,595 |
| Gibraltar | - | 18 | 1:1,897 | 362 |
| Mexico | 100% | 18 | 1:6,896,913 | 24,317 |
| Bermuda | - | 17 | 1:3,813 | 661 |
| Papua New Guinea | 90% | 16 | 1:509,520 | 38,497 |
| Italy | 100% | 14 | 1:4,361,578 | 21,991 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 14 | 1:13,882,691 | 83,133 |
| Russia | 100% | 13 | 1:11,094,900 | 40,853 |
| Indonesia | - | 12 | 1:21,496,972 | 534,363 |
| Kenya | - | 12 | 1:3,858,926 | 23,691 |
| Austria | 100% | 11 | 1:774,018 | 6,072 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 11 | 1:52,814 | 3,146 |
| Vietnam | - | 10 | 1:9,262,311 | 4,040 |
| Finland | 79% | 9 | 1:609,243 | 6,562 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 9 | 1:1,971,872 | 15,474 |
| Mozambique | - | 9 | 1:3,027,040 | 2,336 |
| Tonga | - | 9 | 1:11,937 | 236 |
| Vanuatu | - | 9 | 1:29,088 | 709 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 8 | 1:6,598,540 | 36,161 |
| Grenada | 100% | 7 | 1:15,446 | 1,649 |
| Estonia | - | 6 | 1:219,230 | 6,245 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 6 | 1:18,597 | 2,290 |
| Chile | 100% | 5 | 1:3,521,442 | 19,163 |
| South Korea | - | 5 | 1:1,108,884 | 18,705 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 5 | 1:4,753,936 | 76,486 |
| Angola | - | 4 | 1:6,741,652 | 4,704 |
| Bahamas | - | 4 | 1:99,842 | 1,712 |
| Czechia | - | 4 | 1:2,664,040 | 5,608 |
| Greece | 100% | 4 | 1:2,733,637 | 12,935 |
| Madagascar | - | 4 | 1:5,907,352 | 4,093 |
| Malawi | - | 4 | 1:4,278,078 | 13,569 |
| Monaco | - | 4 | 1:9,616 | 1,312 |
| Oman | - | 4 | 1:1,027,167 | 6,577 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 4 | 1:13,715 | 1,549 |
| Samoa | - | 4 | 1:48,798 | 712 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 4 | 1:5,199,772 | 10,550 |
| Cambodia | - | 3 | 1:5,424,443 | 41,412 |
| Cook Islands | - | 3 | 1:6,051 | 772 |
| Croatia | - | 3 | 1:1,405,692 | 11,430 |
| Ecuador | - | 3 | 1:5,908,973 | 18,111 |
| Israel | 100% | 3 | 1:2,800,973 | 24,529 |
| Romania | - | 3 | 1:6,683,992 | 44,661 |
| Turkey | 100% | 3 | 1:25,933,903 | 52,822 |
| Uganda | 100% | 3 | 1:13,652,307 | 74,436 |
| Argentina | - | 2 | 1:21,386,622 | 29,627 |
| Bolivia | - | 2 | 1:5,300,702 | 6,605 |
| Brunei | - | 2 | 1:209,785 | 2,478 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 2 | 1:30,650 | 1,815 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 2 | 1:435,538 | 3,859 |
| Dominica | - | 2 | 1:37,736 | 863 |
| Isle of Man | 100% | 2 | 1:42,512 | 455 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| DR Congo | - | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| Egypt | - | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| Faroe Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:49,127 | 2,467 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| Guinea | - | 1 | 1:11,858,647 | 7,978 |
| Hungary | - | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Iceland | 100% | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Jordan | 100% | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Kyrgyzstan | - | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Laos | - | 1 | 1:6,586,856 | 1,888 |
| Lebanon | - | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Liberia | - | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Mongolia | - | 1 | 1:2,934,814 | 16,205 |
| Montserrat | - | 1 | 1:4,876 | 752 |
| Nicaragua | - | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Norfolk Island | - | 1 | 1:2,324 | 291 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Paraguay | - | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Peru | 100% | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Senegal | 100% | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Slovenia | - | 1 | 1:2,458,758 | 6,723 |
| Somalia | - | 1 | 1:13,525,867 | 7,760 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Ukraine | - | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| Venezuela | - | 1 | 1:30,201,893 | 231,239 |
Alistair (119) may also be a surname.
Alistair Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It is a Gaelic form of the name Alexander, meaning 'defender of men' or 'defending men'.
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