Misk Forename

87,327th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 5,827 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Misk Forename User-submission:

It is a gender neutral name deriving from the Arabic word مِسْك, meaning 'perfume' or 'musk'.

Misk Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen-4,7391:5,549526
Iraq
100%
4881:71,7582,058
Morocco
75%
 
2461:139,6294,172
Egypt
100%
2391:384,52311,247
Jordan
 
85%
351:252,1942,919
Tanzania
100%
141:3,770,59424,827
Indonesia-121:21,496,972534,363
India
100%
81:151,859,7461,755,835
United Arab Emirates-61:1,191,99940,353
Thailand
 
75%
51:14,013,163173,193
Somalia-41:3,381,4675,208
Uganda
100%
41:10,239,23065,177
United States-41:90,634,244476,355
Israel
67%
 
21:4,201,45930,777
Malaysia
 
67%
21:15,224,970260,513
Albania
100%
21:1,523,28533,816
Palestine
100%
21:2,275,0294,783
England-21:27,801,460132,211
Turkey
100%
11:77,801,70991,051
Tunisia
100%
11:676,90212,933
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Pakistan-11:194,357,680303,535
Serbia-11:7,145,72110,629
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Russia
100%
11:144,233,704184,271
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Lebanon
100%
11:5,627,57119,299
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
Ethiopia
100%
11:97,560,13329,608
Brazil-11:214,236,154864,335

Misk (2,886) may also be a surname.

Misk Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a gender neutral name deriving from the Arabic word مِسْك, meaning 'perfume' or 'musk'.

- miskyabdirahman

Misk Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Miske891,327/
Mishk8934/
Missk8922/
Miskë8912/
Misck895/
Maisk894/
Miskk891/
Misxk891/
Miskh891/
Meiske804,702/
Maiske8030/
Muisjk8027/
Mishke8010/
Maisek808/
Mishck807/
Moisek802/
Mijske802/
Moishk802/
Miscke802/
Moiske801/
Misskc801/
Miskhe801/
Mishkk801/
Maishk801/
Meisek801/
Mishkh801/
Mesk75872/
Musk75330/
Misc7524/
Mysk755/
Misg752/
Mizk751/
Misx751/
Mischke7322/
Meidske736/
Moishek732/
Meiskhe731/
Maiseke731/
Mishcck731/
Moizshk731/
Moissek731/
Moiseke731/
Mishcke731/
Meske67798/
Mushk67281/
Myske67141/
Missc6739/
Mizke6713/
Muskh6711/
Meshk679/
Missg678/
Myskë677/
Myshk674/
Maysk673/
Mishc672/
Missq672/
Mizzk671/
Mhssk671/
Muisheck671/
Mysek671/
Miswc671/
Missx671/
Misgh671/
Mishkowa671/
Mishq671/
Maisc671/
Maisq671/
Mwssk671/
Mysqk671/

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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
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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 Misk