Morad Forename
9,780th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 104,697 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Libya
Morad Forename User-submission:
Morad (Arabic: مراد, alternative spellings: Mourad or Murad) is an Arabic male given name known and used since the fourteenth century. It is very common throughout the Middle East, the Muslim world and in Armenia. It can roughly be translated as 'desired, wanted, wished for, yearned'.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 100% | 45,660 | 1:1,719 | 280 |
| Morocco | 100% | 17,251 | 1:1,991 | 295 |
| Egypt | 100% | 8,849 | 1:10,385 | 964 |
| Libya | - | 7,528 | 1:826 | 154 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 6,586 | 1:4,678 | 746 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 6,140 | 1:25,971 | 2,705 |
| Algeria | 100% | 3,806 | 1:10,031 | 841 |
| France | 100% | 1,854 | 1:35,852 | 1,265 |
| Israel | 99% | 1,211 | 1:6,939 | 1,023 |
| Spain | 100% | 942 | 1:49,395 | 1,983 |
| India | 52% | 795 | 1:1,528,148 | 87,099 |
| United States | 100% | 612 | 1:592,381 | 14,739 |
| Malaysia | 98% | 419 | 1:72,673 | 5,528 |
| Togo | - | 412 | 1:17,571 | 2,429 |
| Philippines | 100% | 334 | 1:317,394 | 12,221 |
| Pakistan | 91% | 297 | 1:654,403 | 13,652 |
| Belgium | 100% | 270 | 1:42,556 | 2,256 |
| Qatar | 100% | 192 | 1:12,342 | 1,987 |
| England | 96% | 144 | 1:386,131 | 8,975 |
| Kuwait | - | 142 | 1:26,657 | 2,664 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 137 | 1:52,204 | 4,633 |
| Canada | 100% | 118 | 1:280,791 | 9,283 |
| Sweden | 97% | 114 | 1:86,473 | 3,882 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 114 | 1:148,264 | 6,423 |
| Germany | 100% | 101 | 1:957,207 | 7,645 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 99 | 1:35,862 | 1,188 |
| Iraq | - | 97 | 1:361,009 | 4,694 |
| Bahrain | - | 89 | 1:15,154 | 2,209 |
| Jordan | - | 43 | 1:205,274 | 2,694 |
| Portugal | - | 28 | 1:371,817 | 6,212 |
| Norway | 100% | 27 | 1:190,086 | 4,864 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 27 | 1:9,554,210 | 309,150 |
| Denmark | - | 23 | 1:245,630 | 5,032 |
| Syria | - | 21 | 1:919,337 | 3,136 |
| Thailand | 100% | 21 | 1:3,336,467 | 74,526 |
| Russia | 100% | 19 | 1:7,591,248 | 31,825 |
| Tunisia | 100% | 18 | 1:37,606 | 2,164 |
| Italy | 98% | 16 | 1:3,816,381 | 20,790 |
| Finland | 74% | 14 | 1:391,656 | 5,045 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 13 | 1:631,807 | 9,098 |
| Brazil | 100% | 11 | 1:19,476,014 | 191,600 |
| Australia | - | 7 | 1:1,951,089 | 17,897 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 6 | 1:8,798,053 | 38,955 |
| Scotland | 100% | 6 | 1:891,728 | 9,103 |
| Turkey | 100% | 6 | 1:12,966,952 | 37,072 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 6 | 1:7,583,318 | 11,559 |
| Lebanon | - | 5 | 1:1,125,514 | 9,179 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 4 | 1:7,550,473 | 90,577 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 4 | 1:7,696,610 | 11,277 |
| Yemen | - | 4 | 1:6,574,188 | 5,851 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Japan | - | 3 | 1:42,662,019 | 63,122 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 3 | 1:3,214,315 | 27,427 |
| Austria | 100% | 2 | 1:4,257,100 | 13,469 |
| Ireland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,321,760 | 8,894 |
| Mexico | 100% | 2 | 1:62,072,214 | 96,650 |
| China | - | 2 | 1:683,027,891 | 94,999 |
| Colombia | - | 2 | 1:23,889,463 | 63,722 |
| Greece | 100% | 2 | 1:5,467,274 | 17,678 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 2 | 1:680,710 | 23,658 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
| South Africa | - | 1 | 1:54,532,649 | 471,300 |
| Wales | - | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 1 | 1:8,374,922 | 7,831 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Afghanistan | - | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Albania | - | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Armenia | - | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Congo | - | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Eritrea | 100% | 1 | 1:4,752,977 | 997 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Hungary | - | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Ivory Coast | - | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Montenegro | - | 1 | 1:634,576 | 4,914 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 1 | 1:177,564,360 | 489,087 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Poland | 100% | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
Morad (76,279) may also be a surname.
Morad Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Morad (Arabic: مراد, alternative spellings: Mourad or Murad) is an Arabic male given name known and used since the fourteenth century. It is very common throughout the Middle East, the Muslim world and in Armenia. It can roughly be translated as 'desired, wanted, wished for, yearned'. Famous bearers include five Ottoman sultans.
- marlin.dMorad Forename Popularity
Morad Demographics
Average Male Morad Height
175.1 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 51 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
Morad Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Morad in the Russian language | ||
| Морад | morad | - |
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