Haran Forename
26,958th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 31,376 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nauru
Haran Forename Definition:
Hay'-ran, mountainous country which is enclosed. 1. The son of Caleb and Ephah, his concubine. 1 Chron. ii. 46. 2. The eldest son of Terah, and brother to Abraham and Nahor. Gen. xi. 26. He was the father of Lot. 3. Otherwise Charran, celebrated as the place to which Abraham first removed when he left Hur.
Read More About This ForenameHaran Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 100% | 29,069 | 1:41,793 | 5,738 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 644 | 1:32,297 | 3,883 |
| Indonesia | - | 229 | 1:1,126,479 | 67,570 |
| Nigeria | 54% | 189 | 1:939,494 | 24,001 |
| United States | 97% | 140 | 1:2,589,550 | 39,743 |
| Nepal | 71% | 137 | 1:207,937 | 8,730 |
| Kenya | 100% | 84 | 1:551,275 | 14,754 |
| Brazil | 100% | 83 | 1:2,581,158 | 50,123 |
| Pakistan | 72% | 71 | 1:2,737,432 | 33,222 |
| Canada | - | 63 | 1:525,927 | 13,597 |
| Malaysia | 86% | 58 | 1:524,999 | 22,622 |
| England | 100% | 50 | 1:1,112,058 | 17,748 |
| Burkina Faso | 50% | 49 | 1:375,091 | 13,962 |
| Mexico | 94% | 44 | 1:2,821,464 | 14,460 |
| Philippines | 76% | 42 | 1:2,524,035 | 52,866 |
| Thailand | 92% | 42 | 1:1,668,234 | 50,084 |
| Benin | 100% | 40 | 1:264,396 | 11,259 |
| Spain | 100% | 33 | 1:1,409,999 | 10,038 |
| Chile | 57% | 31 | 1:567,974 | 6,542 |
| Iran | 100% | 30 | 1:2,616,562 | 14,138 |
| Qatar | - | 20 | 1:118,480 | 12,874 |
| Australia | - | 18 | 1:758,757 | 10,216 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 16 | 1:3,299,270 | 23,966 |
| Afghanistan | 50% | 13 | 1:2,509,501 | 20,196 |
| New Zealand | - | 13 | 1:348,926 | 10,601 |
| Niger | 56% | 12 | 1:1,598,666 | 21,232 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 11 | 1:650,181 | 20,553 |
| Mauritania | 100% | 11 | 1:372,294 | 8,621 |
| Ukraine | 60% | 9 | 1:5,055,545 | 8,900 |
| Somalia | - | 9 | 1:1,502,874 | 3,918 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 7 | 1:194,488 | 10,722 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 6 | 1:18,597 | 2,290 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 6 | 1:5,033,649 | 67,876 |
| South Africa | 100% | 6 | 1:9,088,775 | 152,087 |
| Namibia | - | 5 | 1:480,836 | 6,391 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 4 | 1:39,865,342 | 24,379 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 4 | 1:7,703,141 | 17,485 |
| Singapore | - | 4 | 1:1,571,764 | 18,508 |
| Chad | 100% | 4 | 1:3,399,600 | 8,891 |
| Sudan | 100% | 4 | 1:9,451,744 | 6,661 |
| Cameroon | 75% | 4 | 1:5,402,626 | 68,032 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 4 | 1:44,454 | 3,465 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 3 | 1:5,634,028 | 29,480 |
| Cambodia | 67% | 3 | 1:5,424,443 | 41,412 |
| Papua New Guinea | 67% | 3 | 1:2,717,438 | 132,395 |
| Denmark | - | 3 | 1:1,883,166 | 17,701 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 3 | 1:7,923,227 | 99,341 |
| Germany | 100% | 3 | 1:32,225,959 | 64,270 |
| South Korea | - | 2 | 1:2,772,210 | 27,911 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 2 | 1:4,106,748 | 25,883 |
| Turkey | 100% | 2 | 1:38,900,854 | 64,839 |
| Zambia | - | 2 | 1:7,927,397 | 45,785 |
| Italy | 100% | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| France | - | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Guernsey | - | 1 | 1:63,331 | 901 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Uganda | 100% | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| Israel | 100% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Sweden | 100% | 1 | 1:9,857,907 | 78,968 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Belgium | 100% | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| Mali | 100% | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Senegal | 100% | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Nauru | 100% | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| China | - | 1 | 1:1,366,055,782 | 109,249 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Russia | - | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Peru | - | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
The alternate forms: Harán (2) are calculated separately.
Haran (24,131) may also be a surname.
Haran Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Hay'-ran, mountainous country which is enclosed. 1. The son of Caleb and Ephah, his concubine. 1 Chron. ii. 46. 2. The eldest son of Terah, and brother to Abraham and Nahor. Gen. xi. 26. He was the father of Lot. 3. Otherwise Charran, celebrated as the place to which Abraham first removed when he left Hur. Gen. xi. 31, 32.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: their mountain (name of Lot’s father, and of a man in 1 Ch. 23:9): their burning.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
Haran Forename Popularity
Haran Demographics
Haran Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 22 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Forename
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Haran