Grania Forename

434,832nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 395 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Grania Forename Definition:

A female name. Irish Graidhne, the name of Diarmaid’s mistress; a popular Irish name, often rendered by Grace (q.v.).

Grania Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England
100%
1151:483,50410,394
United States
100%
441:8,239,47788,298
Uganda
100%
391:1,050,17717,920
South Africa
100%
291:1,880,43657,269
Germany
100%
241:4,028,24517,729
Zimbabwe
100%
221:701,08328,034
Ireland
100%
211:221,1203,947
Indonesia
100%
131:19,843,359506,931
Australia-111:1,241,60213,569
Scotland
100%
101:535,0376,544
Zambia-91:1,761,64419,373
Northern Ireland
100%
71:263,3071,965
Philippines
100%
51:21,201,895240,180
Canada-51:6,626,67458,631
Greece-41:2,733,63712,935
Afghanistan
100%
41:8,155,87935,337
Georgia
100%
31:1,246,15515,822
Italy
100%
31:20,354,03045,650
Wales
100%
31:1,031,43610,092
Ecuador-31:5,908,97318,111
Haiti-21:5,363,47632,317
Hong Kong-21:3,876,36213,851
Venezuela
100%
21:15,100,946147,145
Thailand
100%
21:35,032,906298,615
Switzerland-21:4,106,74825,883
Abkhazia
100%
11:243,4223,525
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727
Brazil-11:214,236,154864,335
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Saint Lucia
100%
11:177,8158,104
Rwanda-11:11,371,4334,615
Peru-11:31,791,454110,866
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
France-11:66,470,34085,030

The alternate forms: Gránia (1) are calculated separately.

Grania (101) may also be a surname.

Grania Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A female name. Irish Graidhne, the name of Diarmaid’s mistress; a popular Irish name, often rendered by Grace (q.v.).

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

A Celtic name, meaning: Affectionate.

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

Grania Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gránia941/
Grannia9214/
Graniah924/
Grangia924/
Grainia922/
Grahnia921/
Graunia921/
Gratnia921/
Gragnia921/
Granias921/
Grannias861/
Granniah861/
Granniae861/
Grenia83173/
Gronia83110/
Granja8361/
Granya8340/
Granio834/
Granea833/
Gragna831/
Greenia7710/
Greniah775/
Graunya775/
Granjas774/
Grainha772/
Grhanya771/
Grenhia771/
Graneah771/
Granjaa771/
Grannio771/
Grasnya771/
Grennia771/
Groniah771/
Grainea771/
Greeniah715/
Grahanya711/
Greinnia711/
Grenio6774/
Gronio673/
Granjo673/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grania