Major Forename
11,610th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 86,145 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
South Sudan
Major Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 100% | 52,193 | 1:23,277 | 3,303 |
| Sudan | 100% | 5,553 | 1:6,808 | 990 |
| Bangladesh | - | 4,399 | 1:36,249 | 3,455 |
| Pakistan | 74% | 3,343 | 1:58,139 | 3,160 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 2,441 | 1:4,732 | 579 |
| Malawi | 99% | 2,327 | 1:7,354 | 913 |
| DR Congo | 98% | 2,178 | 1:33,897 | 2,446 |
| Zimbabwe | 98% | 2,060 | 1:7,487 | 1,076 |
| United States | 100% | 1,887 | 1:192,123 | 6,948 |
| Nigeria | 98% | 1,633 | 1:108,735 | 5,964 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1,574 | 1:13,214 | 1,893 |
| Ghana | 100% | 1,348 | 1:20,019 | 1,515 |
| Zambia | - | 1,064 | 1:14,901 | 1,435 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 583 | 1:52,852 | 6,182 |
| Canada | 100% | 476 | 1:69,608 | 4,078 |
| Egypt | 100% | 455 | 1:201,980 | 7,440 |
| South Africa | 96% | 277 | 1:196,869 | 12,771 |
| England | 100% | 246 | 1:226,028 | 6,384 |
| Kenya | 87% | 211 | 1:219,465 | 8,606 |
| Benin | 100% | 183 | 1:57,791 | 4,312 |
| Portugal | - | 166 | 1:62,716 | 2,006 |
| Philippines | 98% | 126 | 1:841,345 | 24,130 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 116 | 1:61,655 | 5,392 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 108 | 1:200,097 | 8,490 |
| Botswana | 100% | 84 | 1:26,005 | 2,957 |
| Congo | 100% | 76 | 1:65,911 | 4,662 |
| Brazil | 100% | 74 | 1:2,895,083 | 54,166 |
| Malaysia | 98% | 73 | 1:417,122 | 19,251 |
| Tanzania | 91% | 69 | 1:765,048 | 17,747 |
| New Zealand | - | 58 | 1:78,208 | 3,650 |
| Russia | 76% | 49 | 1:2,943,545 | 17,266 |
| China | - | 47 | 1:29,065,017 | 60,971 |
| Bahamas | - | 46 | 1:8,682 | 1,112 |
| Liberia | 100% | 36 | 1:122,557 | 4,984 |
| Qatar | 100% | 36 | 1:65,822 | 8,074 |
| Brunei | 100% | 34 | 1:12,340 | 860 |
| Australia | - | 31 | 1:440,568 | 7,424 |
| Niger | 94% | 31 | 1:618,839 | 11,603 |
| Jamaica | - | 30 | 1:96,108 | 4,186 |
| Papua New Guinea | 96% | 30 | 1:271,744 | 22,338 |
| Kuwait | - | 28 | 1:135,188 | 8,745 |
| Uganda | 100% | 26 | 1:1,575,266 | 22,772 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 25 | 1:3,902,405 | 10,287 |
| Germany | 100% | 23 | 1:4,203,386 | 18,257 |
| Afghanistan | 94% | 20 | 1:1,631,176 | 16,044 |
| Angola | 100% | 16 | 1:1,685,413 | 2,877 |
| Sweden | 100% | 16 | 1:616,119 | 14,675 |
| Nepal | 80% | 12 | 1:2,373,946 | 34,978 |
| Belgium | 100% | 11 | 1:1,044,549 | 12,446 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 9 | 1:787,629 | 675 |
| South Korea | - | 9 | 1:616,047 | 14,026 |
| Wales | 100% | 9 | 1:343,812 | 5,087 |
| Albania | 100% | 7 | 1:435,224 | 16,450 |
| Guam | - | 7 | 1:22,949 | 2,164 |
| Ivory Coast | 75% | 7 | 1:3,296,562 | 60,611 |
| Austria | 100% | 6 | 1:1,419,034 | 8,656 |
| Bermuda | - | 6 | 1:10,804 | 1,174 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 6 | 1:3,063,245 | 50,518 |
| France | - | 6 | 1:11,078,390 | 32,981 |
| Italy | 88% | 6 | 1:10,177,015 | 31,373 |
| Oman | - | 6 | 1:684,778 | 5,486 |
| Hong Kong | - | 5 | 1:1,550,545 | 7,446 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 5 | 1:3,549,369 | 21,516 |
| Lesotho | 83% | 5 | 1:407,999 | 22,262 |
| Scotland | 71% | 5 | 1:1,070,073 | 10,235 |
| Singapore | - | 5 | 1:1,257,411 | 16,611 |
| Bahrain | - | 4 | 1:337,168 | 4,986 |
| Guyana | - | 4 | 1:190,816 | 11,826 |
| Haiti | - | 4 | 1:2,681,738 | 23,796 |
| Hungary | 57% | 4 | 1:2,447,943 | 4,263 |
| Mozambique | - | 4 | 1:6,810,839 | 3,114 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 4 | 1:4,225,521 | 28,563 |
| Norway | 100% | 4 | 1:1,283,082 | 16,224 |
| Poland | 85% | 4 | 1:9,506,778 | 5,827 |
| Senegal | - | 4 | 1:3,645,339 | 17,621 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 4 | 1:340,355 | 15,394 |
| Israel | - | 3 | 1:2,800,973 | 24,529 |
| Japan | - | 3 | 1:42,662,019 | 63,122 |
| Romania | - | 3 | 1:6,683,992 | 44,661 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 3 | 1:7,923,227 | 99,341 |
| Barbados | - | 2 | 1:144,894 | 2,643 |
| Colombia | - | 2 | 1:23,889,463 | 63,722 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Kosovo | - | 2 | 1:930,720 | 16,593 |
| Peru | - | 2 | 1:15,895,727 | 74,652 |
| Thailand | - | 2 | 1:35,032,906 | 298,615 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Bhutan | - | 1 | 1:824,928 | 6,865 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Cambodia | - | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Central African Republic | - | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,073 |
| Chad | 100% | 1 | 1:13,598,398 | 15,363 |
| Czechia | 93% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Gibraltar | - | 1 | 1:34,138 | 985 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Indonesia | - | 1 | 1:257,963,668 | 1,335,696 |
| Jordan | - | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Lebanon | - | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Mali | - | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Marshall Islands | - | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Nauru | 100% | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 1 | 1:191,997 | 5,295 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Syria | - | 1 | 1:19,306,075 | 9,560 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Venezuela | - | 1 | 1:30,201,893 | 231,239 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
Major (109,190) may also be a surname.
Major Forename Popularity
Major Demographics
Average Male Major Height
176.8 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 217 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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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
- 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 Major