Iain Forename
12,733rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 77,330 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland
Iain Forename Definition:
A Gaelic form of John.
Iain Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 100% | 33,328 | 1:1,668 | 307 |
| Scotland | 100% | 22,477 | 1:238 | 52 |
| Australia | - | 4,990 | 1:2,737 | 465 |
| Canada | 100% | 3,231 | 1:10,255 | 1,180 |
| United States | 100% | 2,766 | 1:131,069 | 5,364 |
| New Zealand | - | 2,499 | 1:1,815 | 373 |
| South Africa | 100% | 1,552 | 1:35,137 | 4,050 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 991 | 1:31,092 | 3,837 |
| Wales | 100% | 939 | 1:3,295 | 477 |
| Poland | - | 613 | 1:62,034 | 1,561 |
| Ireland | 100% | 384 | 1:12,092 | 782 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 380 | 1:4,850 | 559 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 266 | 1:63,542 | 3,970 |
| Ghana | - | 225 | 1:119,939 | 4,817 |
| Thailand | 100% | 205 | 1:341,784 | 18,403 |
| France | 100% | 143 | 1:464,828 | 5,199 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 128 | 1:64,168 | 2,488 |
| Japan | - | 120 | 1:1,066,550 | 15,372 |
| Germany | 100% | 111 | 1:870,972 | 7,247 |
| Oman | - | 110 | 1:37,352 | 2,259 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 110 | 1:65,018 | 5,630 |
| Egypt | - | 108 | 1:850,935 | 16,903 |
| Malawi | - | 106 | 1:161,437 | 7,641 |
| Guernsey | 100% | 94 | 1:674 | 161 |
| Portugal | - | 92 | 1:113,162 | 2,965 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 90 | 1:171,376 | 10,761 |
| Norway | 100% | 81 | 1:63,362 | 2,402 |
| Jersey | - | 73 | 1:1,370 | 291 |
| Brazil | 100% | 71 | 1:3,017,411 | 55,724 |
| Malta | - | 68 | 1:6,314 | 764 |
| Sweden | 100% | 65 | 1:151,660 | 5,803 |
| Singapore | 100% | 59 | 1:106,560 | 7,501 |
| Kuwait | - | 57 | 1:66,408 | 5,422 |
| Spain | 100% | 55 | 1:845,999 | 8,105 |
| Hong Kong | - | 54 | 1:143,569 | 3,037 |
| Indonesia | - | 46 | 1:5,607,906 | 214,261 |
| Malaysia | 98% | 45 | 1:676,665 | 26,854 |
| China | - | 38 | 1:35,948,836 | 61,432 |
| Belgium | 100% | 37 | 1:310,542 | 6,180 |
| Denmark | - | 36 | 1:156,930 | 3,836 |
| Gibraltar | - | 36 | 1:948 | 199 |
| Philippines | 87% | 34 | 1:3,117,926 | 61,624 |
| Iraq | 100% | 24 | 1:1,459,077 | 10,051 |
| Italy | 100% | 20 | 1:3,053,104 | 18,341 |
| Qatar | 100% | 20 | 1:118,480 | 12,874 |
| Bermuda | - | 19 | 1:3,412 | 618 |
| Brunei | 100% | 19 | 1:22,083 | 1,227 |
| Libya | - | 16 | 1:388,832 | 1,019 |
| Greece | 100% | 15 | 1:728,970 | 8,230 |
| Isle of Man | 100% | 11 | 1:7,729 | 208 |
| Turkey | - | 11 | 1:7,072,883 | 27,150 |
| Kenya | - | 10 | 1:4,630,711 | 25,538 |
| Estonia | - | 9 | 1:146,153 | 5,307 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 9 | 1:2,641,076 | 57,947 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 9 | 1:151,269 | 9,102 |
| Czechia | 100% | 8 | 1:1,332,020 | 3,968 |
| Hungary | 100% | 8 | 1:1,223,971 | 3,159 |
| Chile | 100% | 7 | 1:2,515,315 | 15,652 |
| Finland | 85% | 7 | 1:783,312 | 7,794 |
| Guam | - | 7 | 1:22,949 | 2,164 |
| India | 100% | 7 | 1:173,553,996 | 1,904,752 |
| Mexico | 100% | 7 | 1:17,734,918 | 43,346 |
| Nigeria | - | 7 | 1:25,366,337 | 199,343 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 6 | 1:16,566 | 2,341 |
| Falkland Islands | - | 6 | 1:524 | 108 |
| Panama | - | 6 | 1:651,093 | 16,250 |
| Papua New Guinea | 50% | 6 | 1:1,358,719 | 89,225 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 6 | 1:9,144 | 1,176 |
| Vietnam | 100% | 6 | 1:15,437,186 | 4,625 |
| South Korea | - | 5 | 1:1,108,884 | 18,705 |
| Angola | - | 4 | 1:6,741,652 | 4,704 |
| Bahrain | - | 4 | 1:337,168 | 4,986 |
| Macau | - | 4 | 1:152,052 | 991 |
| Russia | - | 4 | 1:36,058,426 | 83,389 |
| Sudan | - | 4 | 1:9,451,744 | 6,661 |
| Vanuatu | - | 4 | 1:65,448 | 976 |
| Austria | 100% | 3 | 1:2,838,067 | 11,255 |
| Barbados | - | 3 | 1:96,596 | 2,324 |
| Colombia | - | 3 | 1:15,926,309 | 51,235 |
| Jordan | 100% | 3 | 1:2,942,258 | 8,136 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 3 | 1:5,915,615 | 32,741 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 3 | 1:188,016 | 3,003 |
| Monaco | - | 3 | 1:12,822 | 1,634 |
| Namibia | - | 3 | 1:801,393 | 11,859 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 3 | 1:59,272 | 4,116 |
| Slovakia | 100% | 3 | 1:1,770,021 | 5,487 |
| Tanzania | - | 3 | 1:17,596,106 | 69,562 |
| Ukraine | - | 3 | 1:15,166,636 | 17,541 |
| Afghanistan | - | 2 | 1:16,311,758 | 48,279 |
| Andorra | - | 2 | 1:41,444 | 944 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 2 | 1:6,628 | 945 |
| Cambodia | - | 2 | 1:8,136,665 | 51,498 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 2 | 1:435,538 | 3,859 |
| Ecuador | - | 2 | 1:8,863,460 | 21,868 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Jamaica | - | 2 | 1:1,441,614 | 15,741 |
| Slovenia | - | 2 | 1:1,229,379 | 6,326 |
| Uganda | - | 2 | 1:20,478,460 | 91,660 |
| Yemen | - | 2 | 1:13,148,376 | 10,677 |
| Zambia | - | 2 | 1:7,927,397 | 45,785 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Cook Islands | - | 1 | 1:18,153 | 1,349 |
| Costa Rica | - | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Croatia | - | 1 | 1:4,217,076 | 20,943 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| Equatorial Guinea | - | 1 | 1:1,137,689 | 1,044 |
| Greenland | - | 1 | 1:56,371 | 1,395 |
| Grenada | - | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Israel | 100% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Laos | - | 1 | 1:6,586,856 | 1,888 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 1 | 1:37,856 | 1,091 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Mali | - | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Seychelles | - | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Syria | - | 1 | 1:19,306,075 | 9,560 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
| Wallis and Futuna | - | 1 | 1:13,529 | 157 |
Iain (353) may also be a surname.
Iain Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Gaelic form of John.
— Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock
Iain Forename Popularity
Iain Demographics
Iain Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 412 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iaine | 89 | 17 | / |
| Jiain | 89 | 7 | / |
| Iainn | 89 | 4 | / |
| Iainc | 89 | 3 | / |
| Hiain | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ioain | 89 | 1 | / |
| Iahin | 89 | 1 | / |
| Iainq | 89 | 1 | / |
| Jiayin | 80 | 185,764 | / |
| Eiiain | 80 | 6 | / |
| Jiaine | 80 | 4 | / |
| Jiaien | 80 | 2 | / |
| Euiain | 80 | 2 | / |
| Iaigne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iahine | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jiahin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ihahin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ujiain | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jiaion | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jiaing | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iaisin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aieain | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iainne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hiaine | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eain | 75 | 3,810 | / |
| Yain | 75 | 625 | / |
| Ioin | 75 | 21 | / |
| Iaen | 75 | 18 | / |
| Iaim | 75 | 6 | / |
| Iaın | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jiaying | 73 | 403,958 | / |
| Ijahine | 73 | 11 | / |
| Agiahin | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ijahina | 73 | 3 | / |
| Iaiting | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gujiain | 73 | 3 | / |
| Iohaine | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jogiain | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jiauhin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaijain | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iaising | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hajiain | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jahin | 67 | 5,879 | / |
| Jiaen | 67 | 1,609 | / |
| Yayin | 67 | 1,504 | / |
| Yaine | 67 | 242 | / |
| Yahin | 67 | 216 | / |
| Yaing | 67 | 215 | / |
| Ijajn | 67 | 147 | / |
| Jeain | 67 | 44 | / |
| Geain | 67 | 38 | / |
| Joain | 67 | 31 | / |
| Yaion | 67 | 23 | / |
| Jauin | 67 | 22 | / |
| Heain | 67 | 18 | / |
| Yaisn | 67 | 12 | / |
| Jaain | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gajiahin | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yaien | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iaene | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yeain | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yaimn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yaink | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yoain | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yaoin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yauin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yaint | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ehain | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eahin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yaein | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hiohaine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hioin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eayin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiaim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ioyin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ioine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iohin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaijaine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ja'in | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iayon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iaeng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iaeen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iaean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yainh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eainn | 67 | 1 | / |
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