Collins Forename

3,089th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 337,293 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Collins Forename Definition:

A Greek name, meaning: Victorious. This English surname, fre­quently used as a forename, claims five authors and poets, two painters, and one actor-poet.

Collins Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya
100%
137,9051:33652
Nigeria
100%
81,9171:2,168408
Ghana
100%
50,7361:532127
Zambia-24,5951:645138
Uganda
92%
 
11,4261:3,585450
Malawi
100%
8,0171:2,135406
Cameroon
100%
6,9871:3,093555
United States
92%
 
4,0891:88,6624,106
Zimbabwe
100%
2,7751:5,558836
South Africa
99%
 
1,9261:28,3143,521
Tanzania
99%
 
1,8441:28,6272,568
England
95%
 
7701:72,2123,016
Togo-5771:12,5461,699
Poland-5181:73,4111,760
Liberia
98%
 
3371:13,0921,053
DR Congo
97%
 
2741:269,44411,005
Egypt-2391:384,52311,247
Philippines
90%
 
2101:504,80716,835
Canada
100%
1541:215,1527,986
Botswana
100%
1481:14,7601,918
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
1301:10,4721,546
Namibia-1291:18,6371,751
India
98%
 
1091:11,145,669322,875
Morocco-1091:315,1256,796
Australia-911:150,0844,468
Papua New Guinea
91%
 
871:93,7058,633
China-621:22,033,15860,501
Malaysia
84%
 
611:499,17921,853
Ireland
80%
 
571:81,4652,204
Brazil
100%
571:3,758,52964,556
Germany
100%
551:1,757,78010,822
Saint Lucia
100%
531:3,355599
Peru
92%
 
451:706,47710,982
Haiti-441:243,79410,351
United Arab Emirates-431:166,32511,451
Sweden
97%
 
421:234,7127,753
Kuwait-381:99,6126,886
Sudan-361:1,050,1942,907
Indonesia-351:7,370,391259,122
Venezuela
100%
321:943,80920,727
Iceland-281:13,0721,067
Grenada
100%
261:4,159713
Dominican Republic-251:417,25113,014
France
100%
251:2,658,81413,885
Rwanda-251:454,8571,393
Scotland
84%
 
241:222,9323,804
Belgium
100%
211:547,1458,531
Jamaica-211:137,2975,200
Barbados-181:16,0991,338
Netherlands
100%
171:994,24017,340
Italy
92%
 
161:3,816,38120,790
Russia
80%
 
141:10,302,40738,919
Hong Kong-111:704,7934,980
Qatar
100%
101:236,96022,379
Burundi-91:1,100,7291,050
Gabon
100%
91:209,2602,118
Mexico
100%
91:13,793,82537,132
Norway
100%
91:570,2599,843
Singapore-91:698,56212,752
Spain-91:5,169,99615,759
Benin
100%
81:1,321,98030,116
Thailand
100%
81:8,758,227128,595
Ukraine-81:5,687,4889,604
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
71:15,9402,043
Senegal-71:2,083,05113,702
Switzerland
100%
71:1,173,35712,989
Bermuda-61:10,8041,174
Finland
56%
 
61:913,8648,662
Japan-61:21,331,01046,700
Kazakhstan
100%
61:2,957,80819,121
Saint Kitts and Nevis-61:9,1441,176
Taiwan
100%
61:3,961,61468,952
United States Virgin Islands-61:18,2911,938
Wales
61%
 
61:515,7186,554
Denmark-51:1,129,90012,942
Greece-51:2,186,91011,382
Guyana-51:152,65210,224
Anguilla
100%
41:3,314681
Gambia-41:481,649818
Lebanon
75%
 
41:1,406,89310,167
Mozambique-41:6,810,8393,114
Sierra Leone-41:1,772,166913
Sri Lanka-41:5,199,77210,550
Afghanistan-31:10,874,50540,253
Algeria-31:12,725,57318,455
Ivory Coast
67%
 
31:7,691,97882,363
New Zealand-31:1,512,01511,267
Nicaragua
100%
31:2,006,11219,543
South Korea-31:1,848,14023,578
Costa Rica-21:2,383,97418,662
Croatia
100%
21:2,108,53815,895
Czechia-21:5,328,0818,108
Israel
100%
21:4,201,45930,777
Lesotho
100%
21:1,019,99836,117
Mauritania-21:2,047,62019,390
Niger-21:9,591,99755,581
Romania-21:10,025,98847,037
Northern Ireland-11:1,843,1463,737
American Samoa-11:55,8453,376
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Bangladesh-11:159,461,36636,167
Belarus
100%
11:9,482,38420,892
Belize-11:354,3097,663
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Cambodia-11:16,273,33074,610
Chile
100%
11:17,607,20848,996
Congo-11:5,009,20537,978
Cyprus
100%
11:871,0765,368
Dominica-11:75,4711,341
Equatorial Guinea-11:1,137,6891,044
Ethiopia-11:97,560,13329,608
Faroe Islands
100%
11:49,1272,467
Georgia-11:3,738,46629,095
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
Iraq-11:35,017,85922,933
Jordan-11:8,826,77411,126
Lithuania-11:2,951,8825,377
Luxembourg-11:564,0495,042
Mauritius-11:1,297,78413,721
Northern Cyprus-11:318,1333,044
Pakistan-11:194,357,680303,535
Portugal-11:10,410,86612,786
Saint Barthelemy-11:9,555215
Slovakia-11:5,310,0639,949
Solomon Islands-11:580,9578,641
Syria-11:19,306,0759,560
Tunisia-11:676,90212,933
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
Uruguay-11:3,427,63713,958
Yemen-11:26,296,75114,474

Collins (646,590) may also be a surname.

Collins Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Greek name, meaning: Victorious. This English surname, fre­quently used as a forename, claims five authors and poets, two painters, and one actor-poet.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

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