Black Forename

41,457th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 17,616 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Greenland

Black Forename

The meaning of this forename is not listed.

Black Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia-2,7391:11,2501,609
Russia
65%
 
1,9151:75,3181,577
Bangladesh-1,8331:86,9956,214
Egypt
93%
 
1,5621:58,8353,200
Nigeria
86%
 
1,1341:156,5827,400
Zimbabwe
99%
 
9191:16,7831,929
United States
 
51%
9021:401,92611,420
Malawi
88%
 
6771:25,2772,122
Morocco-4911:69,9562,597
Uzbekistan
100%
4081:75,4572,403
Ghana-3931:68,6673,308
Zambia-3511:45,1702,954
Poland
 
54%
3301:115,2342,410
DR Congo
97%
 
2471:298,89711,934
Cameroon
86%
 
2241:96,4755,128
India
95%
 
2031:5,984,621215,092
Kazakhstan
78%
 
1901:93,4042,911
Algeria-1621:235,6593,433
Tajikistan
100%
1521:55,0982,255
Japan-1401:914,18614,473
Uganda
76%
 
1391:294,6548,614
Belarus
64%
 
1311:72,385797
Pakistan
 
51%
1301:1,495,05922,767
Portugal-1291:80,7042,343
China-1171:11,675,69059,761
South Africa
94%
 
1161:470,10922,959
England
75%
 
1081:514,84210,839
Dominican Republic-931:112,1645,632
Tanzania
92%
 
901:586,53715,593
Canada
100%
851:389,80411,242
Germany
63%
 
761:1,272,0778,963
Australia-691:197,9375,003
Kuwait-571:66,4085,422
Philippines
92%
 
531:2,000,17944,572
Mexico
100%
511:2,434,20413,294
Azerbaijan
82%
 
491:196,7956,351
Liberia
94%
 
491:90,0424,013
Libya-491:126,965743
Sudan
100%
491:771,5712,562
Brazil-481:4,463,25372,448
France-481:1,384,7999,425
Indonesia-461:5,607,906214,261
Netherlands
67%
 
461:367,43710,501
Papua New Guinea
77%
 
461:177,22415,289
Jamaica-411:70,3233,476
South Sudan
100%
361:320,862717
Iraq
100%
341:1,029,9378,327
Vietnam-341:2,724,2093,288
Thailand
100%
301:2,335,52760,765
Malaysia
100%
281:1,087,49837,481
New Zealand-271:168,0025,821
Angola-251:1,078,6642,481
Tunisia-241:28,2041,849
Qatar
100%
231:103,02612,248
Botswana
100%
211:104,0218,595
Syria-211:919,3373,136
Italy
65%
 
201:3,053,10418,341
Turkey-201:3,890,08519,888
Oman-171:241,6863,539
Colombia-141:3,412,78022,545
Haiti-131:825,15013,703
Moldova-131:273,9342,181
United Arab Emirates-131:550,15319,206
Afghanistan
 
67%
121:2,718,62620,989
Armenia
57%
 
111:265,3414,163
Estonia-111:119,5804,476
Iran-111:7,136,07923,336
Singapore
100%
111:571,55011,876
Hong Kong-101:775,2725,181
Ethiopia-91:10,840,01514,737
Kyrgyzstan
100%
91:663,69717,951
Turkmenistan-91:608,0971,859
Georgia
100%
81:467,3088,891
Hungary
71%
 
81:1,223,9713,159
Jordan-81:1,103,3475,616
Scotland-81:668,7967,564
Spain-81:5,816,24616,159
Switzerland
68%
 
81:1,026,68712,013
Greenland-71:8,053908
Kenya-61:7,717,85232,954
Finland
60%
 
51:1,096,6379,775
Nepal-51:5,697,47055,717
South Korea-51:1,108,88418,705
Bahrain-41:337,1684,986
Czechia
81%
 
41:2,664,0405,608
Ecuador-41:4,431,73016,276
El Salvador-41:1,585,4468,153
Gabon-41:470,8342,822
Israel
100%
41:2,100,73020,870
Rwanda-41:2,842,8582,668
Somalia-41:3,381,4675,208
Taiwan
100%
41:5,942,42087,370
Tonga-41:26,859378
Ukraine-41:11,374,97714,813
Venezuela
100%
41:7,550,47390,577
Belgium-31:3,830,01425,398
Bosnia and Herzegovina-31:1,174,8196,090
Cuba-31:3,835,5178,849
Denmark-31:1,883,16617,701
Norway-31:1,710,77619,445
Peru
100%
31:10,597,15158,549
Romania-31:6,683,99244,661
Serbia-31:2,381,9077,319
Albania-21:1,523,28533,816
Argentina-21:21,386,62229,627
Austria-21:4,257,10013,469
Bolivia-21:5,300,7026,605
British Virgin Islands-21:15,6251,557
Brunei-21:209,7852,478
Bulgaria-21:3,495,19519,668
Cambodia-21:8,136,66551,498
Congo
100%
21:2,504,60231,783
Croatia-21:2,108,53815,895
Greece-21:5,467,27417,678
Luxembourg-21:282,0243,520
Maldives-21:216,9523,781
Sweden-21:4,928,95452,965
Uruguay-21:1,713,81810,870
Yemen-21:13,148,37610,677
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Northern Ireland-11:1,843,1463,737
American Samoa-11:55,8453,376
Andorra-11:82,8871,356
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Bermuda-11:64,8262,481
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
Chad-11:13,598,39815,363
Chile-11:17,607,20848,996
Costa Rica-11:4,767,94827,206
Cyprus
100%
11:871,0765,368
Fiji-11:892,3783,968
French Polynesia-11:277,9023,605
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Ivory Coast
100%
11:23,075,933135,227
Laos-11:6,586,8561,888
Latvia-11:2,015,6456,531
Lebanon-11:5,627,57119,299
Lesotho-11:2,039,99747,971
Liechtenstein-11:37,8561,091
Lithuania-11:2,951,8825,377
Mali-11:16,977,7558,714
Mauritania-11:4,095,23927,701
Mauritius-11:1,297,78413,721
Micronesia-11:106,5001,462
Mongolia-11:2,934,81416,205
Mozambique-11:27,243,3575,091
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Niger-11:19,183,99477,442
Paraguay-11:7,236,80516,549
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
Senegal
100%
11:14,581,35634,505
Slovakia-11:5,310,0639,949
Slovenia-11:2,458,7586,723
Solomon Islands-11:580,9578,641
Swaziland-11:1,300,1773,374
Togo-11:7,239,2398,047
Transnistria-11:475,6382,115
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Turks and Caicos Islands-11:34,7071,398
Wallis and Futuna-11:13,529157

The alternate forms: Blàck (2) are calculated separately.

Black (316,649) may also be a surname.

Black Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blàck932/
Blaick9127/
Blacke9122/
Blaack9112/
Blackk918/
Blackz913/
Bllack911/
Bleack911/
Blackg911/
Blayck911/
Blaèck911/
Blaïck911/
Blacck911/
Blak89734/
Blac8966/
Blackxs832/
Blaucke831/
Bellack831/
Blaicke831/
Blake8094,681/
Block801,034/
Blakk80240/
Blaik8076/
Blacc8012/
Bleak8011/
Blakc809/
Bliak806/
Blaic804/
Blayk804/
Blaqk804/
Blaak803/
Blauk803/
Blacq803/
Blakt802/
Blacx802/
Blhak801/
Bleac801/
Blyak801/
Blact801/
Bla'c801/
Blakh801/
Bllak801/
Geeblack772/
Blayke7351/
Blaike7334/
Billak7311/
Bellak7310/
Bleick738/
Blakke736/
Bellac734/
Blaake733/
Bleake732/
Bleyck732/
Bewlak731/
Blaaik731/
Bliaks731/
Blockz731/
Bloock731/
Blocke731/
Bwlaki731/
Blaicq731/
Blok67431/
Blaq6740/
Bloc6731/
Blag6724/
Bleicke6711/
Blax676/
Bellock676/
Blacque674/
Byllakh672/
Bellake672/
Bleysck671/
Billask671/
Baolaok671/

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Footnotes

  • First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Black