March Forename
113,483rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 3,832 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands
March Forename Definition:
M. In Celtic, ‘a horse’; cf. A. -S. mearg, mearh. Become unusual as a baptismal, it is, in C20, usually a surname.
March Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 65% | 964 | 1:109,968 | 5,976 |
| United States | 53% | 826 | 1:438,907 | 12,088 |
| Papua New Guinea | 99% | 419 | 1:19,457 | 1,939 |
| South Africa | 58% | 370 | 1:147,386 | 10,417 |
| Zimbabwe | 88% | 297 | 1:51,932 | 4,489 |
| Nigeria | 69% | 231 | 1:768,677 | 20,954 |
| Indonesia | - | 173 | 1:1,491,119 | 82,912 |
| India | 77% | 69 | 1:17,606,927 | 434,759 |
| Ecuador | - | 55 | 1:322,308 | 4,310 |
| Argentina | 53% | 47 | 1:910,069 | 4,957 |
| China | - | 30 | 1:45,535,193 | 62,023 |
| Russia | 57% | 29 | 1:4,973,576 | 24,318 |
| England | 69% | 28 | 1:1,985,819 | 25,430 |
| Mexico | 50% | 25 | 1:4,965,777 | 20,003 |
| Canada | - | 19 | 1:1,743,862 | 27,512 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 19 | 1:549,014 | 14,985 |
| Italy | 82% | 17 | 1:3,591,888 | 20,165 |
| Malaysia | 85% | 15 | 1:2,029,996 | 58,888 |
| Afghanistan | 77% | 15 | 1:2,174,901 | 18,600 |
| Uganda | 86% | 14 | 1:2,925,494 | 32,970 |
| Brazil | 86% | 14 | 1:15,302,582 | 163,580 |
| Zambia | - | 11 | 1:1,441,345 | 17,789 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 10 | 1:58,096 | 3,433 |
| Chile | 63% | 9 | 1:1,956,356 | 13,525 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 9 | 1:5,692 | 857 |
| Australia | - | 8 | 1:1,707,203 | 16,445 |
| Liberia | 83% | 7 | 1:630,294 | 15,835 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 5 | 1:38,871,536 | 142,270 |
| Venezuela | - | 5 | 1:6,040,379 | 77,223 |
| Thailand | 100% | 5 | 1:14,013,163 | 173,193 |
| Singapore | - | 5 | 1:1,257,411 | 16,611 |
| Belarus | 100% | 5 | 1:1,896,477 | 8,406 |
| Denmark | - | 5 | 1:1,129,900 | 12,942 |
| Hong Kong | - | 4 | 1:1,938,181 | 8,439 |
| Egypt | 100% | 4 | 1:22,975,236 | 27,891 |
| France | - | 4 | 1:16,617,585 | 41,065 |
| Spain | - | 4 | 1:11,632,491 | 19,317 |
| Peru | - | 4 | 1:7,947,864 | 48,688 |
| Malawi | 100% | 4 | 1:4,278,078 | 13,569 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 3 | 1:2,383,998 | 75,650 |
| Kenya | - | 3 | 1:15,435,703 | 51,312 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 3 | 1:17,596,106 | 69,562 |
| Sweden | 100% | 2 | 1:4,928,954 | 52,965 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 2 | 1:1,019,998 | 36,117 |
| Cambodia | - | 2 | 1:8,136,665 | 51,498 |
| Guatemala | - | 2 | 1:8,054,214 | 10,362 |
| Taiwan | - | 2 | 1:11,884,841 | 132,786 |
| Belgium | - | 2 | 1:5,745,020 | 30,381 |
| Romania | - | 2 | 1:10,025,988 | 47,037 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Switzerland | 61% | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Syria | - | 1 | 1:19,306,075 | 9,560 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Lebanon | - | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Suriname | 100% | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Sudan | 100% | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Colombia | 100% | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| Nepal | 100% | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Mauritania | - | 1 | 1:4,095,239 | 27,701 |
The alternate forms: Märch (1) are calculated separately.
March (36,505) may also be a surname.
March Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
M. In Celtic, ‘a horse’; cf. A. -S. mearg, mearh. Become unusual as a baptismal, it is, in C20, usually a surname.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
A Celtic name, meaning: Horseman. (Latin) The month of wars.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
March Forename Popularity
March Demographics
Average March Salary in
United States
$44,188 USD
Per year
Rank:
193,845 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000273913
Rank: 10,684 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
101.51%
Sample size: 511 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
Phonetically Similar Names
March Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| March in the Russian language | ||
| Марч | marc | - |
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Footnotes
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- 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 March