Male Forename
29,369th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 28,046 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq
Male Forename Definition:
Male is a given name of the Bemba tribe, meaning: millet (Pronounced Maaleh).
Male Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 95% | 14,508 | 1:2,414 | 436 |
| India | 64% | 4,971 | 1:244,393 | 24,097 |
| Ethiopia | 97% | 1,503 | 1:64,910 | 5,508 |
| Ivory Coast | 58% | 995 | 1:23,192 | 2,036 |
| Nigeria | 66% | 668 | 1:265,815 | 10,383 |
| Burkina Faso | 88% | 602 | 1:30,531 | 2,451 |
| Papua New Guinea | 70% | 553 | 1:14,742 | 1,478 |
| Niger | 91% | 544 | 1:35,265 | 2,008 |
| Indonesia | - | 539 | 1:478,597 | 36,483 |
| Senegal | 89% | 492 | 1:29,637 | 1,521 |
| DR Congo | 78% | 459 | 1:160,844 | 7,531 |
| Iran | 95% | 215 | 1:365,102 | 5,105 |
| Guinea | - | 214 | 1:55,414 | 1,700 |
| United States | 92% | 181 | 1:2,002,967 | 33,358 |
| Uganda | 90% | 173 | 1:236,745 | 7,595 |
| Mexico | - | 165 | 1:752,390 | 6,981 |
| Pakistan | 85% | 158 | 1:1,230,112 | 20,042 |
| South Africa | 61% | 136 | 1:400,975 | 20,604 |
| Maldives | 53% | 116 | 1:3,741 | 202 |
| Zambia | 93% | 113 | 1:140,308 | 5,712 |
| Benin | 91% | 90 | 1:117,509 | 6,849 |
| Zimbabwe | 79% | 63 | 1:244,822 | 13,906 |
| Afghanistan | 69% | 40 | 1:815,588 | 11,016 |
| Albania | 81% | 35 | 1:87,045 | 6,359 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 31 | 1:230,709 | 14,681 |
| Nepal | 95% | 30 | 1:949,578 | 20,973 |
| Cameroon | 56% | 28 | 1:771,804 | 21,901 |
| Argentina | 100% | 26 | 1:1,645,125 | 6,777 |
| Botswana | - | 26 | 1:84,017 | 7,219 |
| Germany | 83% | 26 | 1:3,718,380 | 16,892 |
| Lesotho | 67% | 24 | 1:85,000 | 7,651 |
| Philippines | 68% | 24 | 1:4,417,062 | 79,224 |
| Thailand | 98% | 22 | 1:3,184,810 | 72,608 |
| Palestine | 100% | 16 | 1:284,379 | 2,663 |
| Tanzania | 71% | 16 | 1:3,299,270 | 23,966 |
| Malaysia | 55% | 15 | 1:2,029,996 | 58,888 |
| Mauritania | 100% | 15 | 1:273,016 | 7,154 |
| Paraguay | - | 14 | 1:516,915 | 5,000 |
| Israel | 100% | 13 | 1:646,378 | 11,150 |
| Brazil | - | 12 | 1:17,853,013 | 181,068 |
| Kosovo | - | 12 | 1:155,120 | 6,935 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 11 | 1:2,160,880 | 53,386 |
| Spain | - | 10 | 1:4,652,996 | 15,347 |
| Panama | - | 9 | 1:434,062 | 12,541 |
| Tunisia | - | 9 | 1:75,211 | 3,284 |
| North Macedonia | 100% | 8 | 1:261,345 | 7,184 |
| Russia | 100% | 7 | 1:20,604,815 | 59,831 |
| Guatemala | - | 6 | 1:2,684,738 | 6,435 |
| Kenya | - | 6 | 1:7,717,852 | 32,954 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 6 | 1:5,033,649 | 67,876 |
| England | 100% | 5 | 1:11,120,584 | 76,686 |
| Bangladesh | - | 4 | 1:39,865,342 | 24,379 |
| Egypt | - | 4 | 1:22,975,236 | 27,891 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 4 | 1:4,436,711 | 24,678 |
| Syria | - | 4 | 1:4,826,519 | 5,774 |
| Turkey | 67% | 4 | 1:19,450,427 | 45,600 |
| Yemen | - | 4 | 1:6,574,188 | 5,851 |
| Finland | - | 3 | 1:1,827,728 | 14,078 |
| Italy | 59% | 3 | 1:20,354,030 | 45,650 |
| Sweden | 67% | 3 | 1:3,285,969 | 41,581 |
| Switzerland | 58% | 3 | 1:2,737,832 | 21,065 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 2 | 1:4,821,472 | 33,780 |
| Belarus | - | 2 | 1:4,741,192 | 16,466 |
| Croatia | 50% | 2 | 1:2,108,538 | 15,895 |
| Denmark | - | 2 | 1:2,824,749 | 21,465 |
| France | 100% | 2 | 1:33,235,170 | 58,100 |
| Norway | - | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| Peru | 100% | 2 | 1:15,895,727 | 74,652 |
| Uruguay | - | 2 | 1:1,713,818 | 10,870 |
| Vietnam | - | 2 | 1:46,311,556 | 7,272 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Australia | - | 1 | 1:13,657,622 | 55,904 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Belgium | - | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100% | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Canada | - | 1 | 1:33,133,372 | 113,810 |
| Chile | - | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| China | - | 1 | 1:1,366,055,782 | 109,249 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Costa Rica | - | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Greenland | - | 1 | 1:56,371 | 1,395 |
| Jordan | - | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| Malawi | - | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Montenegro | - | 1 | 1:634,576 | 4,914 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Qatar | - | 1 | 1:2,369,605 | 59,530 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Singapore | - | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 1 | 1:11,551,019 | 3,224 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
The alternate forms: Malé (463), Malë (218) & Malê (2) are calculated separately.
Male (52,273) may also be a surname.
Male Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Male is a given name of the Bemba tribe, meaning: millet (Pronounced Maaleh).
— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
Male Forename Popularity
Male Demographics
Average Male Male Height
175.35 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 112 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
Male Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Male in the Russian language | ||
| Мале | male | - |
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Footnotes
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