An Forename

401st
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,696,108 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Vietnam

An Forename

The meaning of this forename is not listed.

An Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam
62%
 
1,563,6461:597
Cambodia
 
51%
41,3841:39361
India
68%
 
14,5071:83,74410,436
Belgium
 
83%
11,4481:1,004239
United States
59%
 
10,2211:35,4702,283
Japan
100%
8,6381:14,8171,400
Egypt
 
52%
8,2631:11,1221,014
Indonesia
 
67%
6,3091:40,8885,323
Kazakhstan
64%
 
5,2861:3,357471
Thailand
 
63%
3,6541:19,1752,683
Malaysia
 
54%
3,0461:9,9971,139
Netherlands
100%
2,0731:8,1531,078
Iraq
100%
1,3131:26,6701,298
Russia
51%
 
1,2931:111,5502,050
Taiwan
77%
 
1,2761:18,6283,468
Canada
95%
 
1,2261:27,0262,225
Pakistan
 
85%
1,1481:169,3016,105
Poland
 
90%
9901:38,4111,114
Bangladesh
 
67%
9161:174,0849,484
Philippines
 
84%
8141:130,2336,701
Saudi Arabia-7581:40,6504,986
China-5981:2,284,37444,786
Iran
100%
5481:143,2423,059
Germany
 
78%
5281:183,1022,954
Australia-4561:29,9511,785
South Korea
53%
 
4341:12,7751,455
Jordan
 
93%
3241:27,2431,207
Ghana
80%
 
2811:96,0364,158
France
 
83%
2801:237,3943,567
Kuwait-2751:13,7651,556
Nigeria
 
67%
2611:680,32319,262
DR Congo
 
63%
2471:298,89711,934
England
 
74%
2271:244,9476,683
Brazil
100%
2201:973,80125,799
Norway
100%
2161:23,7611,333
Lebanon
 
99%
2081:27,0561,794
Ukraine
 
62%
1801:252,7771,491
Armenia
 
95%
1621:18,0171,137
Liberia
 
53%
1621:27,2351,720
Uzbekistan
100%
1361:226,3715,030
Greece
100%
1291:84,7642,441
Cameroon
 
56%
1191:181,6017,932
Niger
 
68%
1181:162,5765,032
Suriname
100%
1151:4,8071,027
Dominican Republic-1051:99,3455,177
New Zealand-811:56,0012,931
South Africa
 
81%
811:673,24329,272
Singapore
 
68%
801:78,5887,120
Argentina
51%
 
681:629,0184,138
Palestine
100%
641:71,0951,668
Belarus
 
54%
601:158,0401,479
Afghanistan
 
83%
571:572,3428,978
Spain
51%
 
571:816,3157,958
Ireland
 
99%
521:89,2982,331
Sweden
 
64%
501:197,1586,891
Mexico
 
72%
491:2,533,56013,588
Italy
 
62%
471:1,299,19310,462
United Arab Emirates-431:166,32511,451
North Macedonia-401:52,2693,510
Portugal-371:281,3755,179
Ecuador-361:492,4145,316
Myanmar-361:1,443,008744
Slovenia
100%
341:72,3162,474
Venezuela
100%
331:915,20920,285
Denmark-301:188,3174,268
Estonia
100%
291:45,3582,735
Papua New Guinea
 
67%
291:281,11422,987
Finland
54%
 
281:195,8283,377
Switzerland
 
79%
281:293,3395,808
Hong Kong-261:298,1823,645
Chile
 
79%
251:704,2887,407
Burkina Faso
50%
 
231:799,10723,657
Qatar
75%
 
231:103,02612,248
Czechia
 
87%
161:666,0102,826
Hungary
 
95%
151:652,7852,218
Benin
100%
141:755,41721,293
Bulgaria
100%
131:537,7228,096
Costa Rica
55%
 
131:366,7656,353
Moldova
100%
111:323,7402,377
Guyana
100%
101:76,3266,296
Uganda
 
78%
101:4,095,69239,987
Iceland-91:40,6692,415
Malawi
100%
91:1,901,3689,999
Panama-91:434,06212,541
Luxembourg-81:70,5062,305
Nepal
67%
 
81:3,560,91943,416
Paraguay
100%
71:1,033,8296,926
Peru
100%
71:4,541,63634,195
Scotland
 
94%
71:764,3388,248
Turkey
 
57%
71:11,114,53034,230
Uruguay-71:489,6626,003
Georgia
 
67%
61:623,07810,501
Ivory Coast
67%
 
61:3,845,98964,391
Kosovo-61:310,2409,823
Guatemala-51:3,221,6866,935
Israel
57%
 
51:1,680,58418,495
Kyrgyzstan
100%
51:1,194,65524,199
Syria-51:3,861,2155,356
Angola-41:6,741,6524,704
Austria
100%
41:2,128,55010,134
Comoros-41:190,335532
Haiti-41:2,681,73823,796
Macau-41:152,052991
Rwanda-41:2,842,8582,668
Somalia-41:3,381,4675,208
Tunisia-41:169,2267,289
Vanuatu-41:65,448976
Wales
100%
41:773,5778,486
Azerbaijan
100%
31:3,214,31527,427
Bhutan
67%
 
31:274,9764,070
Colombia
100%
31:15,926,30951,235
Kenya
67%
 
31:15,435,70351,312
Oman
100%
31:1,369,5567,879
Trinidad and Tobago-31:453,80618,410
Zimbabwe
 
67%
31:5,141,27276,754
Albania
67%
 
21:1,523,28533,816
Honduras-21:4,408,73423,808
Maldives
50%
 
21:216,9523,781
Romania-21:10,025,98847,037
Northern Ireland-11:1,843,1463,737
Algeria
100%
11:38,176,72032,669
American Samoa-11:55,8453,376
Andorra-11:82,8871,356
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Bahrain-11:1,348,6737,854
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299
Bosnia and Herzegovina-11:3,524,4588,651
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Congo
100%
11:5,009,20537,978
Cook Islands-11:18,1531,349
Croatia-11:4,217,07620,943
Cyprus-11:871,0765,368
Ethiopia-11:97,560,13329,608
Guam-11:160,6463,210
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Latvia-11:2,015,6456,531
Lesotho
100%
11:2,039,99747,971
Lithuania-11:2,951,8825,377
Madagascar-11:23,629,4086,628
Mauritania
100%
11:4,095,23927,701
Mauritius-11:1,297,78413,721
Morocco-11:34,348,63618,260
Mozambique-11:27,243,3575,091
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
Saint Barthelemy-11:9,555215
Saint Kitts and Nevis-11:54,8612,604
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
San Marino-11:32,920787
São Tomé and Príncipe
100%
11:191,9975,295
Senegal
100%
11:14,581,35634,505
Slovakia-11:5,310,0639,949
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
Tajikistan
100%
11:8,374,9227,831
Tuvalu-11:11,13189
Yemen-11:26,296,75114,474

The alternate forms: Ān (4), Án (2) & Ân (1) are calculated separately.

An (3,294,274) may also be a surname.

An Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ān834/
Án832/
Ân831/
Anh803,431,066/
Han801,789,861/
Ann801,622,937/
Ang80372,153/
Ain80254,364/
Aan80153,704/
Ane8059,368/
Gan8026,879/
Amn8022,254/
Aun8018,375/
And8011,815/
Ant8010,086/
Ean807,299/
Ayn802,272/
Ahn80948/
Asn80298/
Anė8087/
Atn8050/
Ajn8046/
Anë8045/
Anq8041/
Đan8010/
Ðan802/
Aïn801/
Ìan801/
Ĝan801/
Aung672,803,316/
Anne672,542,114/
Hang671,416,538/
Hanh67373,552/
Amne6750,191/
Asen6748,256/
Atin6746,506/
Aang6729,905/
Asin6717,563/
Aine6716,284/
Hean6716,041/
Aune6714,586/
Aunt6712,790/
Annd678,714/
Hane677,867/
Aymn676,355/
Gain675,367/
Agne675,123/
Aten674,947/
Hann674,558/
Acin673,112/
Hand672,934/
Aimn672,768/
Ahan672,441/
Amnt672,037/
Ahun671,541/
Hasn671,318/
Acen671,183/
Haan671,023/
Aain67936/
Eang67932/
Anhh67856/
Ayne67821/
Aing67813/
Hahn67731/
Hant67663/
Amnh67659/
Hain67588/
Hanë67480/
Annt67415/
Ganh67325/
Amng67293/
Anhe67288/
Aand67267/
Haun67243/
Aitn67239/
Annh67232/
Ainh67230/
Aant67211/
Gaun67196/
Gann67184/
Anng67173/
Andh67172/
Gayn67167/
Angg67157/
Gaan67146/
Asne67143/
Aane67124/
Eann67112/
Eane67110/
Attn67102/
Anđe6790/
Ainn6778/
Aynn6772/
Aann6750/
Atne6748/
Aint6743/
Aaan6737/
Eand6736/
Hajn6734/
Ağan6731/
Hayn6729/
Ajnë6728/
Aamn6725/
Aund6724/
Annn6723/
Antt6723/
Aunn6721/
Andt6721/
Hatn6721/
Asnh6721/
Amnd6719/
Aind6719/
D'An6719/
Hamn6717/
Ahnn6717/
Anqh6717/
Ağın6717/
Ajnh6717/
Gajn6716/
Eant6716/
Anqu6716/
Athn6713/
Asng6713/
Aytn6712/
Andd6711/
Ajjn6710/
Asnt6710/
Aasn679/
Angh679/
Gaïn679/
Aysn678/
Ahnt678/
Auun677/
Amnn677/
Hhan677/
Aanh677/
Ah N677/
Aunk676/
Aanc676/
A'an676/
Easn676/
Asnd676/
Aumn676/
Ahyn675/
Annq675/
Ajnt675/
Asyn675/
Angq674/
Hanq674/
Aihn674/
Aunh674/
Anhd673/
Ancc673/
Aayn673/
Ayhn673/
Ayng673/
Ajng673/
Eanc673/
Eanh673/
Aynt673/
Ai'n673/
Đane672/
Anhq672/
Anhs672/
Anhz672/
Autn672/
Aynk672/
Aynd672/
Asnn672/
Anzz672/
Amnk672/
Ancė672/
Aanq672/
Aisn672/
Eamn672/
Atnn672/
Ankg672/
Anhg672/
Anhk672/
Ancq672/
Andë672/
Aïne671/
Angì671/
Aatn671/
Ganė671/
Gaën671/
Anûk671/
Atnt671/
Asnk671/
Ausn671/
Aunq671/
Ankk671/
Ankq671/
Annì671/
Annĉ671/
Annı671/
Angc671/
Anht671/
Aïan671/
Aajn671/
Aahn671/
A'Ne671/
Amÿn671/
Ajnn671/
Ainå671/
Ainë671/
Ainė671/
Ainc671/
Aijn671/
Ìgan671/
Đang671/
Angë671/
A'Nh671/
Oanw671/
Haïn671/
Ahhn671/
Ajhn671/
Ainq671/
Auhn671/
Atng671/
Ankc671/
Asnc671/
Aynq671/
Aîne671/

An Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
An in the Russian language
Анan-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to An