Laurel Forename
13,531st
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 72,157 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands
Laurel Forename Definition:
A female name from root of Laura, q. v.
Laurel Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 56,171 | 1:6,454 | 833 |
| Canada | 100% | 6,003 | 1:5,519 | 825 |
| Jamaica | - | 1,679 | 1:1,717 | 404 |
| Philippines | 96% | 1,462 | 1:72,510 | 4,576 |
| Australia | - | 1,373 | 1:9,947 | 949 |
| England | 99% | 1,157 | 1:48,058 | 2,298 |
| New Zealand | - | 539 | 1:8,416 | 956 |
| South Africa | 92% | 436 | 1:125,075 | 9,399 |
| Gabon | - | 321 | 1:5,867 | 1,120 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 286 | 1:72,724 | 6,418 |
| Congo | 84% | 271 | 1:18,484 | 1,960 |
| Nigeria | 81% | 236 | 1:752,391 | 20,633 |
| Ghana | 100% | 225 | 1:119,939 | 4,817 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 184 | 1:7,399 | 1,180 |
| Mexico | 60% | 140 | 1:886,746 | 7,639 |
| Guyana | 100% | 118 | 1:6,468 | 1,101 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 106 | 1:203,873 | 8,597 |
| China | - | 105 | 1:13,010,055 | 59,871 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 82 | 1:1,212 | 251 |
| Grenada | 100% | 81 | 1:1,335 | 274 |
| Netherlands | 96% | 61 | 1:277,083 | 8,972 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 57 | 1:1,925 | 392 |
| Cayman Islands | 100% | 53 | 1:1,157 | 260 |
| Brazil | 95% | 50 | 1:4,284,723 | 70,566 |
| Barbados | - | 43 | 1:6,739 | 882 |
| Wales | 100% | 43 | 1:71,961 | 2,087 |
| Benin | 100% | 42 | 1:251,806 | 10,936 |
| Indonesia | - | 42 | 1:6,141,992 | 228,183 |
| Malaysia | 74% | 42 | 1:724,999 | 28,233 |
| Thailand | 100% | 40 | 1:1,751,645 | 51,979 |
| Belize | 100% | 36 | 1:9,842 | 1,499 |
| France | 51% | 36 | 1:1,846,398 | 11,178 |
| Greece | 100% | 36 | 1:303,737 | 5,099 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 96% | 34 | 1:3,282 | 615 |
| Germany | 89% | 32 | 1:3,021,184 | 14,850 |
| Scotland | 100% | 31 | 1:172,592 | 3,232 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 27 | 1:2,734,356 | 59,996 |
| India | 50% | 23 | 1:52,820,781 | 884,653 |
| Singapore | 100% | 23 | 1:273,350 | 9,239 |
| Colombia | - | 22 | 1:2,171,769 | 17,581 |
| British Virgin Islands | 100% | 21 | 1:1,488 | 340 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100% | 20 | 1:2,743 | 590 |
| Albania | 100% | 19 | 1:160,346 | 9,208 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 19 | 1:549,014 | 14,985 |
| Ivory Coast | 63% | 18 | 1:1,281,996 | 34,985 |
| Hong Kong | - | 17 | 1:456,043 | 4,226 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 17 | 1:479,548 | 36,558 |
| Switzerland | 93% | 17 | 1:483,147 | 7,811 |
| Sweden | 100% | 14 | 1:704,136 | 15,982 |
| Honduras | 100% | 13 | 1:678,267 | 8,995 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 12 | 1:1,285,318 | 41,030 |
| Peru | 71% | 11 | 1:2,890,132 | 25,809 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 11 | 1:52,814 | 3,146 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 10 | 1:2,376,968 | 55,480 |
| Belgium | 100% | 9 | 1:1,276,671 | 14,181 |
| Liberia | 100% | 9 | 1:490,229 | 13,253 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 8 | 1:230,393 | 1,900 |
| Saint Lucia | 86% | 8 | 1:22,227 | 2,229 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 8 | 1:3,775,237 | 55,178 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 7 | 1:1,894 | 342 |
| Bermuda | - | 6 | 1:10,804 | 1,174 |
| Lebanon | 80% | 6 | 1:937,928 | 8,462 |
| Nicaragua | 67% | 6 | 1:1,003,056 | 13,067 |
| Norway | 100% | 6 | 1:855,388 | 12,625 |
| South Korea | - | 6 | 1:924,070 | 17,138 |
| Spain | - | 6 | 1:7,754,994 | 17,266 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 5 | 1:953,590 | 10,779 |
| Japan | - | 5 | 1:25,597,211 | 50,433 |
| Kenya | - | 5 | 1:9,261,422 | 35,582 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 5 | 1:1,447,361 | 8,023 |
| Botswana | 100% | 4 | 1:546,112 | 13,807 |
| Italy | 74% | 4 | 1:15,265,522 | 38,916 |
| Madagascar | - | 4 | 1:5,907,352 | 4,093 |
| Russia | 100% | 4 | 1:36,058,426 | 83,389 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 4 | 1:7,703,141 | 17,485 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 4 | 1:1,787,998 | 44,562 |
| Dominica | - | 3 | 1:25,157 | 718 |
| Vietnam | - | 3 | 1:30,874,371 | 5,995 |
| Afghanistan | - | 2 | 1:16,311,758 | 48,279 |
| Argentina | 50% | 2 | 1:21,386,622 | 29,627 |
| Austria | - | 2 | 1:4,257,100 | 13,469 |
| Bahamas | - | 2 | 1:199,685 | 2,758 |
| Denmark | - | 2 | 1:2,824,749 | 21,465 |
| El Salvador | - | 2 | 1:3,170,893 | 11,665 |
| Guatemala | - | 2 | 1:8,054,214 | 10,362 |
| Senegal | 50% | 2 | 1:7,290,678 | 24,413 |
| Yemen | - | 2 | 1:13,148,376 | 10,677 |
| Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Aruba | - | 1 | 1:103,780 | 2,838 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Eritrea | - | 1 | 1:4,752,977 | 997 |
| Ethiopia | - | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| French Polynesia | - | 1 | 1:277,902 | 3,605 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Guam | - | 1 | 1:160,646 | 3,210 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Israel | 100% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Jordan | 100% | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Nepal | - | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| New Caledonia | - | 1 | 1:270,164 | 3,221 |
| Norfolk Island | - | 1 | 1:2,324 | 291 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Pakistan | - | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Turkey | 100% | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Uganda | 100% | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
The alternate forms: Laurél (7) & Laurèl (1) are calculated separately.
Laurel (15,927) may also be a surname.
Laurel Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A female name from root of Laura, q. v.
— Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock
A Latin name, meaning: The laurel or bay tree, its leaves emblems of glory.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Laurel Forename Popularity
Laurel Demographics
Laurel Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sample size: 2 (1901)
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Phonetically Similar Names
Laurel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Laurel in the Russian language | ||
| Лаурель | laurel | - |
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