Global Forename

188,520th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,668 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Global Forename

The meaning of this forename is not listed.

Global Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria
83%
 
1,1031:160,9837,535
China-3921:3,484,83649,396
United Arab Emirates-991:72,2426,147
United States-381:9,540,44797,626
Canada-121:2,761,11436,116
Malaysia
 
54%
91:3,383,32786,111
Sudan-41:9,451,7446,661
South Africa
67%
 
31:18,177,550242,026
Finland
100%
21:2,741,59219,235
India-11:1,214,877,9714,759,450
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Nicaragua-11:6,018,33634,175
Philippines
100%
11:106,009,477690,015
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Uzbekistan
100%
11:30,786,44017,476

Global (267) may also be a surname.

Global Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Globale924/
Gleobal921/
Globail921/
Globatel861/
Gloval835/
Globol834/
Glabal832/
Glovail771/
Gloveal771/
Globotel711/
Gleoveal711/
Gleubale711/
Wglhbl671/
Glawal671/
Glaveil621/

Global Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Global in the Russian language
Глобалglobal-

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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 Global