Mona Forename

397th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,706,902 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Mona Forename Definition:

A female name. Irish Muadhnait, a diminutive of muadh ‘noble’, the name of an Irish saint. It has been used in England since the end of the igth C when many Irish names came into fashion.

Mona Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt
100%
695,0441:1327
Sudan
100%
185,2241:20420
Iraq
 
98%
107,7481:32556
Yemen-101,7821:25841
India
 
90%
79,8981:15,2052,119
United States
100%
71,9241:5,041721
Iran
100%
58,2491:1,348233
Jordan
100%
48,4581:18218
Syria-43,0741:44873
Lebanon
100%
35,0191:16117
Palestine
100%
23,2111:19617
Eritrea
100%
21,2341:22492
Sweden
100%
21,1401:46683
Kuwait-18,9211:20018
United Arab Emirates-17,1651:41748
Norway
100%
15,7891:32572
Philippines
 
98%
14,7681:7,1781,082
Indonesia
 
82%
14,0411:18,3722,602
Haiti
100%
13,1581:815113
Pakistan
100%
12,6851:15,3221,404
Canada
100%
11,1931:2,960555
Bahrain-10,6251:1278
Denmark-9,2811:609135
Morocco
100%
7,1521:4,803519
Germany
100%
6,8851:14,042801
Libya-6,2431:997192
England
100%
5,5741:9,975786
Bangladesh
 
71%
5,2241:30,5253,084
Oman
100%
4,7751:860128
South Africa
 
92%
4,0561:13,4452,105
Israel
100%
3,5141:2,391485
Romania
100%
1,9681:10,189835
Malaysia
 
97%
1,9051:15,9841,661
Brazil
100%
1,6721:128,1326,579
Finland
100%
1,6651:3,293476
France
100%
1,5861:41,9111,382
Angola-1,4851:18,1591,621
Netherlands
100%
1,4851:11,3821,313
Papua New Guinea
 
73%
1,4541:5,607593
Saudi Arabia-1,2821:24,0353,052
Ireland
 
99%
1,2571:3,694423
Ghana-1,1241:24,0091,692
Nepal
 
77%
1,0721:26,5742,368
Tunisia
100%
1,0231:662131
Thailand
100%
9631:72,7586,878
Somaliland
100%
9601:3,648419
Australia-9401:14,5291,160
Poland
 
98%
8951:42,4881,190
Somalia-7581:17,8441,375
Wales
100%
5331:5,805633
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
4851:2,807543
Switzerland
100%
4371:18,7951,372
China-4351:3,140,35849,348
Belgium
100%
3951:29,0891,864
Austria
100%
3911:21,775948
Scotland
100%
3791:14,117821
Nigeria
50%
 
3741:474,77115,180
Kenya
 
95%
3561:130,0766,199
Qatar
 
98%
3321:7,1371,147
Russia
 
99%
3021:477,5955,307
New Zealand-2861:15,8601,370
Gabon-2411:7,8151,376
DR Congo
 
52%
2401:307,61512,192
Spain
100%
2061:225,8744,344
Tanzania
 
87%
1991:265,2689,792
Afghanistan
 
96%
1891:172,6114,688
Hong Kong-1891:41,0202,448
Jamaica-1851:15,5851,464
Kosovo-1751:10,6371,532
Dominica-1731:43698
Zimbabwe
 
67%
1531:100,8097,287
Dominican Republic-1481:70,4824,180
Lesotho
93%
 
1481:13,7841,888
Singapore
100%
1391:45,2316,642
Guyana
100%
1191:6,4141,094
Malawi
67%
 
1061:161,4377,641
Swaziland-1031:12,6231,554
Suriname
100%
991:5,5841,159
Kazakhstan
 
96%
931:190,8264,363
Portugal-921:113,1622,965
Barbados-901:3,220599
Bulgaria
 
98%
891:78,5443,125
Djibouti-871:10,525817
Ivory Coast
 
67%
841:274,71312,418
Taiwan
100%
841:282,97221,331
Zambia-831:191,0226,825
Japan-791:1,620,07718,143
Italy
 
96%
781:782,8477,303
Seychelles
100%
771:1,204292
Czechia
100%
761:140,2131,339
Mexico
100%
731:1,700,60910,839
Malta-681:6,314764
Estonia
100%
661:19,9301,700
United States Virgin Islands-651:1,688341
Northern Ireland
100%
631:29,2561,082
Greece
100%
631:173,5643,763
Liberia
 
96%
621:71,1623,400
Greenland-611:924209
Venezuela
100%
591:511,89613,629
Armenia
 
98%
581:50,3231,823
Hungary
100%
581:168,824958
Mauritania
100%
581:70,6083,202
Antigua and Barbuda-501:1,988431
Turkey
100%
481:1,620,86912,777
Cambodia
 
61%
441:369,8489,060
Saint Lucia
100%
381:4,679797
Luxembourg
100%
361:15,6681,076
Solomon Islands
100%
351:16,5991,426
Argentina
100%
331:1,296,1595,960
American Samoa-321:1,745269
Guam-311:5,182901
Ecuador-301:590,8975,857
Cayman Islands-281:2,189487
Uganda
 
69%
271:1,516,92322,266
Brunei
100%
261:16,137987
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
261:4,292768
Mongolia
100%
251:117,3937,151
Marshall Islands
 
94%
241:2,135322
Faroe Islands
100%
231:2,136447
Grenada
100%
231:4,701790
Northern Mariana Islands-231:2,377477
Colombia-201:2,388,94618,551
South Korea-191:291,8129,421
Bhutan
69%
 
181:45,8291,492
Belize
100%
171:20,8422,309
Myanmar-161:3,246,7671,079
Belarus
 
90%
151:632,1593,807
Panama
100%
151:260,4379,109
Chile
 
73%
141:1,257,65810,399
Ukraine
100%
141:3,249,9936,792
Aruba-131:7,9831,397
Bermuda-131:4,987816
Albania
100%
121:253,88112,076
Senegal
100%
121:1,215,11310,353
British Virgin Islands-111:2,841595
Saint Kitts and Nevis-101:5,486913
Croatia
100%
91:468,5645,419
Ethiopia
100%
91:10,840,01514,737
Georgia
100%
91:415,3858,265
Samoa-91:21,688450
Sri Lanka-91:2,311,0107,931
Uzbekistan
100%
91:3,420,7168,576
Anguilla
100%
81:1,657292
Benin-81:1,321,98030,116
Cameroon
65%
 
81:2,701,31352,296
Cook Islands-81:2,269351
Niger
57%
 
81:2,397,99927,433
Burkina Faso
75%
 
71:2,625,63848,146
Guinea
100%
71:1,694,0924,404
Jersey-71:14,2831,073
Moldova-71:508,7343,126
Azerbaijan
100%
61:1,607,15718,833
Guatemala-61:2,684,7386,435
Latvia
100%
61:335,9413,188
Bahamas-51:79,8741,458
Bosnia and Herzegovina-51:704,8925,284
Congo-51:1,001,84116,039
Macau-51:121,642885
Micronesia-51:21,300626
Cuba-41:2,876,6386,272
Fiji-41:223,0942,508
Mali-41:4,244,4395,329
Puerto Rico-41:887,5754,962
Serbia
100%
41:1,786,4306,903
Togo-41:1,809,8105,654
Vanuatu-41:65,448976
Costa Rica-31:1,589,31614,648
Cyprus
100%
31:290,3593,456
Peru
100%
31:10,597,15158,549
Vietnam-31:30,874,3715,995
Kyrgyzstan
100%
21:2,986,63834,954
Mauritius-21:648,8928,630
Montserrat-21:2,438412
Paraguay
100%
21:3,618,40211,946
San Marino-21:16,460588
Slovakia-21:2,655,0326,915
South Ossetia
100%
21:26,776754
Abkhazia
100%
11:243,4223,525
Algeria
100%
11:38,176,72032,669
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
Burundi-11:9,906,5592,558
Cape Verde
100%
11:529,1516,361
Chad
100%
11:13,598,39815,363
Comoros-11:761,339901
Equatorial Guinea-11:1,137,6891,044
French Polynesia-11:277,9023,605
Gambia-11:1,926,5961,391
Guernsey-11:63,331901
Guinea-Bissau-11:1,728,218422
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Isle of Man
100%
11:85,023723
Laos-11:6,586,8561,888
Lithuania-11:2,951,8825,377
North Macedonia-11:2,090,75715,787
Madagascar-11:23,629,4086,628
Maldives
100%
11:433,9035,827
Montenegro
100%
11:634,5764,914
Mozambique-11:27,243,3575,091
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
New Caledonia-11:270,1643,221
Sierra Leone-11:7,088,6631,497
Slovenia-11:2,458,7586,723
South Sudan
100%
11:11,551,0193,224
Tajikistan
100%
11:8,374,9227,831
Turks and Caicos Islands-11:34,7071,398
Uruguay-11:3,427,63713,958

The alternate forms: Móna (36), Moña (5), Möna (3), Moná (2) & Môna (1) are calculated separately.

Mona (54,302) may also be a surname.

Mona Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A female name. Irish Muadhnait, a diminutive of muadh ‘noble’, the name of an Irish saint. It has been used in England since the end of the igth C when many Irish names came into fashion.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

F. In Greek, μόνα is the Doric equivalent of the Attic μονή (monë): for which see Monica. Note, too, that Mona (here also from Greek) is the ancient name of the Isle of Man and of the Isle of Anglesea: so perhaps, in some instances at least, the f. name may denote ‘(a girl) of or from Mona.’

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Icelandic (feminine) - The moon.

What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody

A Latin name, meaning: Celibate. (Teutonic) Lonely or remote. (North American Indian) The jimson weed. Mona was the original name of Isle of Man, which was called Mona’s Fair Isle.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Mona Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Móna9236/
Moña925/
Möna923/
Moná922/
Môna921/
Mouna89142,911/
Moyna8950,130/
Moina8927,753/
Momna8910,856/
Monna899,897/
Monga898,360/
Monah896,841/
Monaj896,752/
Mohna895,755/
Moona895,722/
Monai892,037/
Monaa891,673/
Monas891,432/
Moena89827/
Monat89743/
Mosna89729/
Monaz89608/
Monay89568/
Monea89351/
Mmona89255/
Monap89134/
Monad89103/
Muona8999/
Monau8985/
Mhona8984/
Mogna8963/
Mojna8960/
Motna8947/
Monoa8936/
Moïna8926/
'Mona8916/
Mon'a897/
Monaí892/
Mgona892/
Monaâ891/
Monaï891/
Monéa891/
Mo'na891/
Hmona891/
Moonga802,579/
Moumna80919/
Mougna80875/
Monnas80827/
Moimna80696/
Monaya80666/
Monnat80657/
Moinay80497/
Moinas80490/
Moonna80393/
Mouina80325/
Momnat80297/
Moinah80272/
Moinat80270/
Monaia80246/
Monash80232/
Muonga80163/
Mongai80157/
Moinga80156/
Mongna80137/
Mongay80123/
Moinna80119/
Mounna80117/
Monaja80117/
Mounai80105/
Monnap8095/
Mohnaj8089/
Mounah8087/
Monnah8078/
Monaph8064/
Mounga8059/
Monahu8051/
Monajh8039/
Monaha8036/
Mousna8033/
Moinau8030/
Mmonoa8028/
Moenau8022/
Mouïna8022/
Monnay8021/
Mongau8021/
Moenah8021/
Moonat8020/
Momnas8019/
Mounat8019/
Moinaa8019/
Monais8019/
Monach8018/
Moniea8018/
Monnea8017/
Mounas8016/
Moonas8016/
Mounay8016/
Monaij8015/
Mounau8015/
Moeina8014/
Monioa8014/
Monnai8013/
Moonai8013/
Moomna8012/
Mohnai8012/
Mosnad8011/
Mounad8010/
Mgonea809/
Monnaj809/
Monaah809/
Mohuna809/
Mhonna809/
Moisna808/
Monapp808/
Monhai807/
Moinai807/
Monaaz807/
Moenna806/
Moinad806/
Mohnna806/
Monnad805/
Monaud805/
Mounaa805/
Moinap805/
Mhonga805/
Mothna805/
Hmouna804/
Monahy804/
Moinaj804/
Monnga804/
Monaid804/
Moneat804/
Monatt804/
D'Mona804/
Moigna804/
Monhay804/
Mooina804/
Monooa804/
Mmouna803/
Moenay803/
Moinaz803/
Mohyna803/
Moynea803/
Moutna803/
Mouyna803/
Mouîna803/
Mouhna803/
Monaay803/
Monaus803/
Monaiz803/
Moneea803/
Mmonga803/
Monays803/
Mgonga802/
Mhonas802/
Moonau802/
Moonay802/
Mounaz802/
Moynaa802/
Moynah802/
Moynat802/
Momnaj802/
Mosnna802/
Monhad802/
Monhaj802/
Monhas802/
Moneas802/
Monaad802/
Moenaj802/
Mohnay802/
Monass802/
Mounaï802/
Monuoa802/
Moonaa802/
Moonea802/
Mohnaa802/
Mohnah802/
Mognah802/
'Monea801/
Muonai801/
Monauj801/
Monaux801/
Monayd801/
Moneae801/
Monaih801/
Monait801/
Monhat801/
Monhau801/
Monhaz801/
Mon'na801/
Mona't801/
Mona'y801/
Monaai801/
Monaaj801/
Monaas801/
Momnaa801/
Momnay801/
Momnaz801/
Momnea801/
Mounap801/
Mounea801/
Mottna801/
Monyoa801/
Monnaa801/
Monnaz801/
Monnoa801/
Monnéa801/
Moosna801/
Monáah801/
Moogna801/
Motnah801/
Mosnai801/
Mosnat801/
Moïnat801/
Moynai801/
Moynaj801/
Moynas801/
Moysna801/
Mmohna801/
Mmonaj801/
Mmoona801/
Moijna801/
Moinea801/
Mojnah801/
Mojnas801/
Moitna801/
Mojhna801/
Mognas801/
Mognea801/
Mhonai801/
Mhouna801/
Monast801/
Mmonah801/
Moeyna801/
Muonat801/
Mana75889,812/
Muna75277,355/
Moni75201,467/
Mena75179,803/
Mony7578,257/
Mone7537,432/
Mono7515,075/
Monh751,660/
Monj75115/
Moné7537/
Monè752/
Mèna751/
Mùna751/
Müna751/
Mounaya73761/
Moennah73139/
Moungai7343/
Mosinna7323/
Mosenna7323/
Monnash7320/
Mouhina7320/
Mounaha7318/
Monahaj7317/
Mounass7316/
Mounatt7316/
Moinnah7316/
Mosimna7315/
Miaonao7313/
Mongnai7311/
Monjowa7311/
Mounais7310/
Monnach7310/
Mohnath738/
Monhaya738/
Mothnna737/
M'Moyna736/
Moinaud736/
Mounnah736/
Moynaud736/
Mouhnad736/
M'Monga735/
Monaish735/
Monnaya735/
Moihnay734/
Moonash734/
Monaiph734/
Moïnath734/
Mmongna733/
Mohnaya733/
Motinna733/
Mongaya733/
Moonaya733/
Mooneea733/
Moonhea733/
Modtnat733/
Monnahe732/
Monnait732/
Mounahe732/
Mounash732/
Moynatt732/
Mosnath732/
Mongnea732/
Moneach732/
Mognath732/
Moinaha732/
Moomnat732/
Mohnaad732/
Muohnad731/
Monatts731/
Mongaia731/
Monachh731/
Monahai731/
Monahay731/
Monaidz731/
Monhaud731/
Monaaye731/
Momnaaj731/
Momnadd731/
Moumgna731/
Moumnah731/
Mounaah731/
Mounaat731/
Mounach731/
Mounahy731/
Mounaia731/
Mounaih731/
Mounaja731/
Mounapp731/
Mounast731/
Mounath731/
Moungna731/
Mouyhna731/
Mousnad731/
Mousnas731/
Mousnat731/
Monyoha731/
Monnadz731/
Monnais731/
Monnaja731/
Monnaph731/
Monnaud731/
Monnaut731/
Monneae731/
Monneha731/
Moonnat731/
Moonnaz731/
Moonooa731/
Moonais731/
Moonaph731/
Moongaa731/
Mothnai731/
Moînath731/
Moynath731/
Mëmouna731/
Mohnaht731/
Mohnaja731/
Mohngai731/
Mohnhaj731/
Moimnai731/
Moinaaa731/
Moinach731/
Moinatt731/
Moinaux731/
Moineas731/
Moinhaj731/
Moinhaz731/
Moinnaj731/
Mojnaid731/
Mohhina731/
Mohijna731/
Moggina731/
Modtnah731/
Moehina731/
Mochhna731/
Mhonnad731/
M'Mouna731/
Mongaha731/
Mouynat731/
Monhaad731/
Moonnah731/
Munna67724,726/
Meena67639,707/
Manas67177,746/
Manga67125,167/
Manna67108,238/
Manat6786,377/
Magna6742,449/
Munah6729,173/
Monoo6725,936/
Manoa6724,190/
Monoj6722,639/
Monni6721,211/
Manea6719,483/
Mouni6717,425/
Masna6716,826/
Munga6716,448/
Manah6715,401/
Monou6714,581/
Manai6711,993/
Monuj6711,161/
Monne6710,625/
Mohni6710,300/
Money678,287/
Manap678,074/
Menah677,702/
Manaj677,434/
Hmone677,354/
Moony677,004/
Moniz676,638/
Monis676,248/
Moner676,164/
Mauna675,323/
Matna675,252/
Manau674,503/
Mongi674,489/
Munai674,459/
Monny674,383/
Monet674,290/
Manay673,551/
Muina673,432/
Menaa672,854/
Maena672,769/
Monie672,696/
Mongo672,662/
Moneh672,406/
Manaz671,855/
Maana671,841/
Moune671,777/
Mones671,700/
Musna671,601/
Moini671,578/
Manaa671,539/
Mmoni671,505/
Munas671,462/
Maïna671,328/
Mahna671,226/
Mmana671,185/
Munau671,135/
Munap671,134/
Munaa671,094/
Monee671,056/
Monit671,037/
Monge67985/
Muuna67860/
Manad67785/
Menai67739/
Munat67713/
Monei67710/
Moone67615/
Monos67603/
Monje67575/
Mehna67537/
Munay67527/
Mmone67523/
Monii67480/
Mamna67463/
Monyo67457/
Munad67448/
Mhono67447/
Monno67413/
Munaj67391/
Moniy67384/
Motni67380/
Mujna67368/
Mouny67349/
Moine67317/
Monih67310/
Monip67227/
Moino67196/
Mugna67194/
Monot67194/
Monoz67180/
Monoi67179/
Mutna67168/
Mosni67167/
Monyi67163/
Menay67160/
Mmono67143/
Momni67141/
Mhoni67135/
Munaz67129/
Mogne67127/
Moyni67124/
Moyne67122/
Mouno67120/
Mgana67117/
Monhi67116/
Monij67114/
Mogni67109/
Monio67107/
Moeni67103/
Monoh67102/
Mumna6798/
Muoni6793/
Menau6789/
Mohnaish6785/
Monoy6782/
Menea6775/
Muhna6773/
Mmuna6771/
Munea6762/
Mhana6756/
Monej6750/
'Mone6748/
Meuna6748/
Moeno6745/
Monep6741/
Muono6741/
Monod6740/
Monhe6735/
Mosne6734/
Mguna6734/
Monuo6733/
Mmena6732/
Momha6730/
Mhonh6729/
Monid6726/
Monhy6724/
Moïne6723/
Moene6723/
Mojno6721/
M'Ana6720/
Monop6720/
Mogno6719/
Hmuna6718/
Moneu6718/
Moiny6717/
Monez6716/
Mhena6716/
Mhone6715/
Mohno6715/
Muone6714/
Mohne6712/
Moyno6712/
Moned6712/
Mhuna6712/
Mohny6711/
Monui6710/
Momne6710/
Monyy6710/
'Mono679/
Manaş679/
Hmana679/
Muyna678/
Moinj678/
Muony677/
Hmono677/
Moonj677/
Meïna676/
Monée675/
Mounh675/
Mojni675/
Munoa675/
'Mana675/
Mgone674/
Menaï674/
Monyt674/
Hmena673/
Momno673/
Mouynath673/
Monyh673/
Maãna673/
Maëna673/
Mounè672/
Mhony672/
M'Ena672/
Moonh672/
Monné672/
Mounnatt672/
Mouné672/
Mouthnna672/
Mouînath672/
Mosno672/
Motne672/
Moinh672/
Moiné672/
Monyz672/
Monét672/
Mmony672/
Mmonh672/
Monehaya671/
Mongahai671/
Monahaya671/
Mongneah671/
Mon'e671/
Monjh671/
Monjt671/
Mouhnnad671/
Mouña671/
Mottinna671/
Mounnaha671/
Mounã671/
Monuy671/
Monneaut671/
Moonhead671/
Moonnath671/
Monès671/
Monïnath671/
Moonaish671/
Motno671/
Mosinnaj671/
Moynachh671/
Mónga671/
Mmonj671/
Mmoonnaa671/
Mohnj671/
Moingaya671/
Moinneau671/
Moitnais671/
Moheenay671/
Man'a671/
Manaà671/
Manaï671/
Manéa671/
Manôa671/
Hmoni671/
Motny671/
Monhé671/
Mounniea671/
Mönap671/
Mohnh671/
Monnh671/
Mooymnah671/

Mona Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mona in the Russian language
Монаmona-

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