Harlan Forename
29,581st
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 27,748 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States
Harlan Forename Definition:
A Teutonic name, meaning: A messenger.
Harlan Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 21,943 | 1:16,522 | 1,455 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 2,778 | 1:92,859 | 10,578 |
| China | - | 841 | 1:1,624,323 | 39,883 |
| Brazil | 100% | 523 | 1:409,629 | 14,383 |
| Philippines | 99% | 447 | 1:237,158 | 9,967 |
| Canada | 100% | 392 | 1:84,524 | 4,599 |
| Hong Kong | - | 309 | 1:25,090 | 2,190 |
| Nicaragua | 98% | 82 | 1:73,394 | 2,948 |
| Honduras | 100% | 58 | 1:152,025 | 4,063 |
| India | 98% | 38 | 1:31,970,473 | 641,623 |
| South Africa | 100% | 33 | 1:1,652,505 | 52,695 |
| England | 100% | 33 | 1:1,684,937 | 22,978 |
| Peru | 96% | 33 | 1:963,377 | 13,103 |
| Colombia | 100% | 28 | 1:1,706,390 | 15,412 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 26 | 1:1,161,611 | 23,916 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 25 | 1:417,251 | 13,014 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 22 | 1:216,725 | 4,817 |
| Chile | 100% | 13 | 1:1,354,401 | 10,891 |
| Australia | - | 12 | 1:1,138,135 | 12,831 |
| Mexico | 90% | 10 | 1:12,414,443 | 34,902 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 9 | 1:1,878,009 | 24,529 |
| Qatar | 100% | 8 | 1:296,201 | 31,456 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 6 | 1:226,903 | 11,844 |
| Thailand | 100% | 6 | 1:11,677,636 | 152,954 |
| Scotland | 100% | 5 | 1:1,070,073 | 10,235 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 4 | 1:8,155,879 | 35,337 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 4 | 1:7,612,485 | 167,458 |
| New Zealand | - | 3 | 1:1,512,015 | 11,267 |
| Israel | 67% | 3 | 1:2,800,973 | 24,529 |
| Guyana | - | 3 | 1:254,421 | 14,062 |
| Denmark | - | 2 | 1:2,824,749 | 21,465 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 2 | 1:88,908 | 5,280 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 2 | 1:8,054,214 | 10,362 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 2 | 1:30,650 | 1,815 |
| Austria | - | 2 | 1:4,257,100 | 13,469 |
| Germany | 100% | 2 | 1:48,338,938 | 72,742 |
| France | 100% | 2 | 1:33,235,170 | 58,100 |
| Hungary | - | 2 | 1:4,895,886 | 4,852 |
| Albania | - | 2 | 1:1,523,285 | 33,816 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
| Belgium | 100% | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Sweden | - | 1 | 1:9,857,907 | 78,968 |
| Poland | 100% | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Turkey | 100% | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Uganda | 100% | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 1 | 1:7,151,993 | 94,323 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Congo | - | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Finland | 67% | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Russia | - | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 1 | 1:177,564,360 | 489,087 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 1 | 1:54,668 | 1,803 |
| Palau | - | 1 | 1:21,711 | 239 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
Harlan (17,158) may also be a surname.
Harlan Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Teutonic name, meaning: A messenger.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Harlan Forename Popularity
Harlan Demographics
Average Male Harlan Height
176.64 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 309 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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