Althea Forename
26,205th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 32,474 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Montserrat
Althea Forename Definition:
This pretty femininity derives from the Greek, where its meaning is ‘healing’ or ‘wholesome’. Not to be confused with Alethea.
Althea Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 18,284 | 1:19,828 | 1,626 |
| Jamaica | - | 3,331 | 1:866 | 223 |
| Philippines | 100% | 2,699 | 1:39,277 | 3,136 |
| South Africa | 100% | 2,617 | 1:20,838 | 2,855 |
| Canada | 100% | 970 | 1:34,158 | 2,595 |
| England | 100% | 950 | 1:58,529 | 2,631 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 677 | 1:2,011 | 398 |
| Guyana | 100% | 513 | 1:1,488 | 273 |
| Bahamas | - | 496 | 1:805 | 206 |
| Barbados | - | 174 | 1:1,665 | 381 |
| India | 100% | 153 | 1:7,940,379 | 258,898 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 134 | 1:742 | 113 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 108 | 1:156,501 | 6,605 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100% | 94 | 1:584 | 84 |
| Australia | - | 82 | 1:166,556 | 4,659 |
| Belize | 100% | 81 | 1:4,374 | 910 |
| New Zealand | - | 70 | 1:64,801 | 3,210 |
| Grenada | 100% | 66 | 1:1,638 | 351 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 61 | 1:1,799 | 367 |
| British Virgin Islands | 100% | 49 | 1:638 | 99 |
| Namibia | - | 48 | 1:50,087 | 3,122 |
| Dominica | - | 46 | 1:1,641 | 285 |
| Scotland | 100% | 43 | 1:124,427 | 2,688 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 42 | 1:367,234 | 18,418 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 41 | 1:4,337 | 746 |
| Wales | 100% | 40 | 1:77,358 | 2,170 |
| Kuwait | - | 38 | 1:99,612 | 6,886 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 38 | 1:2,936 | 560 |
| Marshall Islands | 96% | 35 | 1:1,464 | 208 |
| Spain | 100% | 30 | 1:1,550,999 | 10,449 |
| Malta | - | 28 | 1:15,334 | 1,292 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 28 | 1:1,240 | 288 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 24 | 1:1,268,748 | 41,875 |
| Cayman Islands | 100% | 21 | 1:2,919 | 610 |
| Italy | 100% | 18 | 1:3,392,338 | 19,514 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 17 | 1:780 | 113 |
| Aruba | - | 17 | 1:6,105 | 1,121 |
| Bermuda | - | 17 | 1:3,813 | 661 |
| Mexico | 100% | 17 | 1:7,302,613 | 25,172 |
| Singapore | 100% | 17 | 1:369,827 | 10,107 |
| Liberia | 100% | 16 | 1:275,754 | 8,947 |
| Sweden | 100% | 16 | 1:616,119 | 14,675 |
| Brazil | 100% | 14 | 1:15,302,582 | 163,580 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 14 | 1:582,308 | 43,098 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 12 | 1:684,458 | 9,518 |
| China | - | 11 | 1:124,186,889 | 65,712 |
| Hong Kong | - | 11 | 1:704,793 | 4,980 |
| Qatar | - | 10 | 1:236,960 | 22,379 |
| France | 100% | 9 | 1:7,385,593 | 25,788 |
| Montserrat | - | 9 | 1:542 | 45 |
| Thailand | 89% | 9 | 1:7,785,090 | 119,233 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 9 | 1:794,666 | 24,808 |
| Germany | 100% | 8 | 1:12,084,734 | 38,839 |
| Indonesia | - | 7 | 1:36,851,953 | 740,105 |
| Panama | - | 6 | 1:651,093 | 16,250 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 6 | 1:3,961,614 | 68,952 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 5 | 1:35,512,872 | 242,191 |
| Norway | 100% | 5 | 1:1,026,466 | 14,100 |
| Bahrain | - | 4 | 1:337,168 | 4,986 |
| Belgium | 100% | 4 | 1:2,872,510 | 22,632 |
| Botswana | - | 4 | 1:546,112 | 13,807 |
| Ethiopia | - | 4 | 1:24,390,033 | 19,296 |
| Kenya | - | 4 | 1:11,576,778 | 40,588 |
| Malawi | 100% | 4 | 1:4,278,078 | 13,569 |
| Suriname | - | 4 | 1:138,203 | 2,927 |
| Austria | - | 3 | 1:2,838,067 | 11,255 |
| Chile | 100% | 3 | 1:5,869,069 | 26,159 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 3 | 1:2,006,112 | 19,543 |
| Peru | 100% | 3 | 1:10,597,151 | 58,549 |
| South Korea | - | 3 | 1:1,848,140 | 23,578 |
| Venezuela | - | 3 | 1:10,067,298 | 111,314 |
| Ireland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,321,760 | 8,894 |
| Colombia | - | 2 | 1:23,889,463 | 63,722 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 2 | 1:2,383,974 | 18,662 |
| Israel | 100% | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| Russia | 100% | 2 | 1:72,116,852 | 125,484 |
| Zambia | - | 2 | 1:7,927,397 | 45,785 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Croatia | - | 1 | 1:4,217,076 | 20,943 |
| Curaçao | - | 1 | 1:155,803 | 1,239 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| East Timor | - | 1 | 1:1,218,375 | 811 |
| Falkland Islands | - | 1 | 1:3,142 | 392 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Greece | 100% | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Slovenia | - | 1 | 1:2,458,758 | 6,723 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Uganda | 100% | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
The alternate forms: Althéa (4) & Altheá (1) are calculated separately.
Althea (51) may also be a surname.
Althea Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This pretty femininity derives from the Greek, where its meaning is ‘healing’ or ‘wholesome’. Not to be confused with Alethea.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
Althea Forename Popularity
Althea Demographics
Average Althea Salary in
United States
$39,400 USD
Per year
Rank:
261,103 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00495543
Rank: 1,584 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
90.52%
Sample size: 10,368 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
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