Larkin Forename

170,483rd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,972 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Malta

Larkin Forename Definition:

An English diminutive of Laurence; cf., therefore Larry.

Larkin Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
66%
 
1,7441:207,8777,304
Philippines
100%
381:2,789,72356,834
Venezuela
100%
331:915,20920,285
Canada
100%
281:1,183,33522,004
Jamaica-271:106,7864,444
Malta-231:18,6681,434
China-191:71,897,67363,377
Ireland
64%
 
151:309,5684,642
Colombia
100%
51:9,555,78540,229
India
100%
51:242,975,5942,326,743
Peru
100%
41:7,947,86448,688
England
67%
 
41:13,900,73089,263
Thailand
100%
31:23,355,271268,869
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Brazil-21:107,118,077571,487
Panama-21:1,953,27831,007
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
South Africa
100%
11:54,532,649471,300
Malaysia
100%
11:30,449,940373,101
Solomon Islands-11:580,9578,641
Uruguay-11:3,427,63713,958
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Wales-11:3,094,30916,222
Nicaragua-11:6,018,33634,175
Mexico-11:124,144,427140,512
Liberia
100%
11:4,412,06136,340
Israel
100%
11:8,402,91845,019
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Germany-11:96,677,87695,912
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
Chile
100%
11:17,607,20848,996
Australia-11:13,657,62255,904

Larkin (61,562) may also be a surname.

Larkin Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An English diminutive of Laurence; cf., therefore Larry.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

A Latin name, meaning: Laurel, betokening victory or success.

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

Larkin Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

Larkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Larkin in the Russian language
Ларкинlarkin-

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