Arran Forename
Approximately 3,679 people bear this name
Arran Forename User-submission:
The name Arran or Aran originated from the Caucasus Mountains and was brought to other areas with human migrations across Europe and elsewhere. It was once an old name for Azerbaijan, and it was used by Celtic tribes to name a Scottish island: The Isle of Arran.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 96% | 2,302 | 1:24,154 | 1,436 |
| Scotland | 89% | 232 | 1:23,062 | 1,044 |
| United States | 55% | 211 | 1:1,718,185 | 30,117 |
| Wales | 95% | 157 | 1:19,709 | 1,113 |
| Australia | - | 128 | 1:106,700 | 3,718 |
| New Zealand | - | 114 | 1:39,790 | 2,376 |
| Canada | 67% | 84 | 1:394,445 | 11,327 |
| Philippines | 88% | 69 | 1:1,536,369 | 36,765 |
| Iran | 100% | 69 | 1:1,137,636 | 9,158 |
| Ireland | 100% | 59 | 1:78,704 | 2,161 |
| South Africa | 93% | 56 | 1:973,797 | 37,529 |
| Thailand | 100% | 39 | 1:1,796,559 | 52,686 |
| Iraq | 100% | 19 | 1:1,843,045 | 11,423 |
| Indonesia | - | 12 | 1:21,496,972 | 534,363 |
| India | 85% | 10 | 1:121,487,797 | 1,527,033 |
| Malaysia | 67% | 8 | 1:3,806,242 | 94,684 |
| France | - | 8 | 1:8,308,792 | 27,570 |
| China | - | 7 | 1:195,150,826 | 73,144 |
| Zambia | - | 7 | 1:2,264,971 | 21,963 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 6 | 1:32,392,947 | 130,865 |
| Sweden | 83% | 6 | 1:1,642,984 | 27,315 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 6 | 1:307,191 | 2,078 |
| Uganda | 100% | 5 | 1:8,191,384 | 58,906 |
| Hong Kong | - | 4 | 1:1,938,181 | 8,439 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 4 | 1:4,225,521 | 28,563 |
| Guyana | - | 3 | 1:254,421 | 14,062 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 3 | 1:453,806 | 18,410 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 3 | 1:2,383,998 | 75,650 |
| Germany | 100% | 3 | 1:32,225,959 | 64,270 |
| Singapore | - | 3 | 1:2,095,685 | 22,815 |
| Norway | - | 3 | 1:1,710,776 | 19,445 |
| Jersey | - | 3 | 1:33,327 | 1,495 |
| Lebanon | 67% | 3 | 1:1,875,857 | 11,580 |
| Switzerland | - | 2 | 1:4,106,748 | 25,883 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 2 | 1:4,076,157 | 155,819 |
| Spain | - | 2 | 1:23,264,982 | 24,876 |
| Japan | - | 2 | 1:63,993,028 | 72,606 |
| Italy | 100% | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| Israel | 100% | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 1 | 1:30,201,893 | 231,239 |
| Syria | - | 1 | 1:19,306,075 | 9,560 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 1 | 1:177,564,360 | 489,087 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Guernsey | - | 1 | 1:63,331 | 901 |
| Grenada | - | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Czechia | - | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Brazil | - | 1 | 1:214,236,154 | 864,335 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Belgium | - | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Albania | - | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
Arran (1,629) may also be a surname.
Arran Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name Arran or Aran originated from the Caucasus Mountains and was brought to other areas with human migrations across Europe and elsewhere. It was once an old name for Azerbaijan, and it was used by Celtic tribes to name a Scottish island: The Isle of Arran. A variant can be found in the Irish chain of islands called the Aran Isles. It means 'ridge containing iron ore', which was important knowledge for the Iron Age peoples who lived in these different regions.
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