China Forename
10,188th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 100,015 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bangladesh
China Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 68% | 70,895 | 1:17,136 | 2,413 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 14,205 | 1:11,226 | 1,438 |
| China | - | 3,138 | 1:435,327 | 24,505 |
| United States | 94% | 2,877 | 1:126,012 | 5,213 |
| Nigeria | 58% | 1,534 | 1:115,753 | 6,187 |
| Kazakhstan | 87% | 955 | 1:18,583 | 1,218 |
| Japan | 100% | 863 | 1:148,304 | 5,761 |
| South Africa | 70% | 694 | 1:78,577 | 6,948 |
| Cambodia | 60% | 521 | 1:31,235 | 2,345 |
| Philippines | 99% | 412 | 1:257,305 | 10,518 |
| Nepal | 67% | 305 | 1:93,401 | 5,337 |
| Niger | 75% | 268 | 1:71,582 | 3,047 |
| Papua New Guinea | 90% | 262 | 1:31,116 | 3,108 |
| Afghanistan | 90% | 256 | 1:127,436 | 3,975 |
| DR Congo | 51% | 253 | 1:291,809 | 11,683 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 233 | 1:132,243 | 12,172 |
| Haiti | 100% | 179 | 1:59,927 | 3,827 |
| Russia | 78% | 174 | 1:828,929 | 7,608 |
| Ivory Coast | 98% | 171 | 1:134,947 | 7,547 |
| Thailand | 61% | 161 | 1:435,191 | 21,684 |
| Pakistan | 72% | 139 | 1:1,398,257 | 21,883 |
| Tanzania | 70% | 131 | 1:402,964 | 12,539 |
| Panama | 100% | 122 | 1:32,021 | 2,589 |
| England | 60% | 93 | 1:597,881 | 11,935 |
| Zimbabwe | 86% | 91 | 1:169,492 | 10,665 |
| Qatar | 83% | 87 | 1:27,237 | 3,729 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 78 | 1:394,698 | 7,244 |
| Benin | 100% | 68 | 1:155,527 | 8,126 |
| Portugal | - | 65 | 1:160,167 | 3,695 |
| Brazil | - | 63 | 1:3,400,574 | 60,429 |
| Canada | 100% | 63 | 1:525,927 | 13,597 |
| Malaysia | 65% | 63 | 1:483,332 | 21,349 |
| Peru | 100% | 57 | 1:557,745 | 9,525 |
| Mexico | 100% | 54 | 1:2,298,971 | 12,850 |
| Azerbaijan | 96% | 47 | 1:205,169 | 6,467 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 37 | 1:281,926 | 10,232 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 28 | 1:258,457 | 3,654 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 24 | 1:10,748,486 | 334,727 |
| Uganda | 72% | 24 | 1:1,706,538 | 23,866 |
| Zambia | - | 23 | 1:689,339 | 13,581 |
| Botswana | 100% | 21 | 1:104,021 | 8,595 |
| Italy | 66% | 21 | 1:2,907,719 | 17,790 |
| Ethiopia | - | 16 | 1:6,097,508 | 12,067 |
| Georgia | 80% | 12 | 1:311,539 | 6,981 |
| Hong Kong | - | 11 | 1:704,793 | 4,980 |
| Sweden | 75% | 10 | 1:985,791 | 19,730 |
| Angola | 100% | 9 | 1:2,996,290 | 3,522 |
| Egypt | 100% | 9 | 1:10,211,216 | 21,716 |
| Gabon | 100% | 9 | 1:209,260 | 2,118 |
| Ghana | - | 9 | 1:2,998,468 | 5,965 |
| Somalia | - | 9 | 1:1,502,874 | 3,918 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 9 | 1:2,311,010 | 7,931 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 9 | 1:794,666 | 24,808 |
| Bolivia | - | 8 | 1:1,325,176 | 3,878 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 8 | 1:3,775,237 | 55,178 |
| Israel | 83% | 7 | 1:1,200,417 | 15,461 |
| Argentina | - | 6 | 1:7,128,874 | 15,663 |
| Australia | - | 6 | 1:2,276,270 | 19,652 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 6 | 1:340,000 | 19,758 |
| France | 100% | 5 | 1:13,294,068 | 36,843 |
| Switzerland | 80% | 5 | 1:1,642,699 | 15,939 |
| Belgium | 75% | 4 | 1:2,872,510 | 22,632 |
| Bermuda | - | 4 | 1:16,206 | 1,525 |
| Chile | - | 4 | 1:4,401,802 | 21,957 |
| Ecuador | - | 4 | 1:4,431,730 | 16,276 |
| Singapore | - | 4 | 1:1,571,764 | 18,508 |
| Spain | - | 4 | 1:11,632,491 | 19,317 |
| Ireland | 100% | 3 | 1:1,547,840 | 7,573 |
| El Salvador | - | 3 | 1:2,113,929 | 9,538 |
| Germany | 67% | 3 | 1:32,225,959 | 64,270 |
| Guatemala | - | 3 | 1:5,369,476 | 9,171 |
| Senegal | 100% | 3 | 1:4,860,452 | 20,187 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 3 | 1:7,923,227 | 99,341 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 2 | 1:10,805,252 | 86,897 |
| Colombia | - | 2 | 1:23,889,463 | 63,722 |
| Costa Rica | - | 2 | 1:2,383,974 | 18,662 |
| Jordan | - | 2 | 1:4,413,387 | 8,826 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 2 | 1:2,986,638 | 34,954 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 2 | 1:3,009,168 | 24,322 |
| Algeria | 100% | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Bhutan | 100% | 1 | 1:824,928 | 6,865 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Hungary | - | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Lebanon | - | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Malawi | 100% | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Rwanda | - | 1 | 1:11,371,433 | 4,615 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | 1:5,350,366 | 24,769 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Syria | - | 1 | 1:19,306,075 | 9,560 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 1 | 1:8,374,922 | 7,831 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
| Wales | 50% | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
The alternate forms: Chiña (2) & Chinå (1) are calculated separately.
China (24,908) may also be a surname.
China Forename Popularity
China Demographics
China Religious Adherence
in Russia
Sample size: 25 (2016)
Religious Adherence
in Russia
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China Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| China in the Russian language | ||
| Чина | cina | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to China