Mya Forename
4,581st
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 228,986 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Myanmar
Mya Forename User-submission:
The forename Mya means 'great one' or 'mother'. In a scientific term, it means 'millions of years ago'. In Latin, the name Mya means 'mussel'. In a few cases (Greek Mythology or Central American Indian), the name means 'water', 'spring', or 'brook'.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myanmar | - | 221,827 | 1:234 | 63 |
| United States | 100% | 3,399 | 1:106,660 | 4,632 |
| Thailand | 90% | 610 | 1:114,862 | 9,218 |
| Bangladesh | - | 367 | 1:434,500 | 16,631 |
| Canada | - | 275 | 1:120,485 | 5,673 |
| Cambodia | 53% | 269 | 1:60,496 | 3,358 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 251 | 1:1,027,744 | 63,263 |
| Egypt | 64% | 239 | 1:384,523 | 11,247 |
| Morocco | - | 191 | 1:179,836 | 4,854 |
| England | 99% | 189 | 1:294,195 | 7,503 |
| India | 51% | 156 | 1:7,787,679 | 255,608 |
| Singapore | 91% | 132 | 1:47,629 | 6,669 |
| Malaysia | 68% | 126 | 1:241,666 | 13,182 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 99 | 1:72,242 | 6,147 |
| Spain | 100% | 93 | 1:500,322 | 6,364 |
| Australia | - | 84 | 1:162,591 | 4,608 |
| Pakistan | 51% | 68 | 1:2,858,201 | 34,074 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 66 | 1:268,892 | 5,253 |
| Brazil | - | 41 | 1:5,225,272 | 80,548 |
| Portugal | - | 37 | 1:281,375 | 5,179 |
| Russia | 100% | 25 | 1:5,769,348 | 26,670 |
| France | 100% | 24 | 1:2,769,598 | 14,180 |
| Philippines | 95% | 23 | 1:4,609,108 | 81,684 |
| South Africa | 83% | 21 | 1:2,596,793 | 70,323 |
| China | - | 19 | 1:71,897,673 | 63,377 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 19 | 1:889,583 | 16,206 |
| Hong Kong | - | 17 | 1:456,043 | 4,226 |
| Mexico | 100% | 16 | 1:7,759,027 | 26,141 |
| Sweden | 83% | 15 | 1:657,194 | 15,298 |
| Belgium | 100% | 14 | 1:820,717 | 10,753 |
| Nigeria | 74% | 14 | 1:12,683,169 | 134,057 |
| Scotland | 67% | 13 | 1:411,567 | 5,527 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 12 | 1:8,283 | 1,404 |
| Barbados | - | 12 | 1:24,149 | 1,919 |
| Taiwan | - | 12 | 1:1,980,807 | 51,381 |
| Algeria | - | 9 | 1:4,241,858 | 9,009 |
| Estonia | 100% | 9 | 1:146,153 | 5,307 |
| Ghana | - | 9 | 1:2,998,468 | 5,965 |
| Italy | 100% | 8 | 1:7,632,761 | 27,464 |
| Norway | 100% | 8 | 1:641,541 | 10,538 |
| Colombia | 100% | 7 | 1:6,825,561 | 33,843 |
| Guam | - | 7 | 1:22,949 | 2,164 |
| Liberia | 100% | 7 | 1:630,294 | 15,835 |
| Czechia | 63% | 6 | 1:1,776,027 | 4,577 |
| Germany | 99% | 6 | 1:16,112,979 | 44,905 |
| Israel | 100% | 6 | 1:1,400,486 | 16,782 |
| Japan | - | 6 | 1:21,331,010 | 46,700 |
| Peru | 100% | 6 | 1:5,298,576 | 37,737 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 6 | 1:5,033,649 | 67,876 |
| New Zealand | - | 5 | 1:907,209 | 10,885 |
| Qatar | 100% | 5 | 1:473,921 | 38,106 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 5 | 1:1,642,699 | 15,939 |
| Uganda | 100% | 5 | 1:8,191,384 | 58,906 |
| Ukraine | 67% | 5 | 1:9,099,982 | 12,980 |
| Vietnam | - | 5 | 1:18,524,623 | 4,897 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 4 | 1:8,155,879 | 35,337 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 4 | 1:7,703,141 | 17,485 |
| Lebanon | - | 3 | 1:1,875,857 | 11,580 |
| Niger | 67% | 3 | 1:6,394,665 | 47,369 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 3 | 1:1,183,434 | 5,646 |
| South Korea | - | 3 | 1:1,848,140 | 23,578 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 3 | 1:453,806 | 18,410 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 2 | 1:1,762,229 | 6,852 |
| Bulgaria | - | 2 | 1:3,495,195 | 19,668 |
| Chile | 100% | 2 | 1:8,803,604 | 33,591 |
| Congo | 100% | 2 | 1:2,504,602 | 31,783 |
| Denmark | - | 2 | 1:2,824,749 | 21,465 |
| Haiti | - | 2 | 1:5,363,476 | 32,317 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 2 | 1:11,537,966 | 95,271 |
| Panama | - | 2 | 1:1,953,278 | 31,007 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 2 | 1:4,076,157 | 155,819 |
| Romania | - | 2 | 1:10,025,988 | 47,037 |
| Senegal | 100% | 2 | 1:7,290,678 | 24,413 |
| Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Albania | - | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Croatia | - | 1 | 1:4,217,076 | 20,943 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Laos | - | 1 | 1:6,586,856 | 1,888 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Mali | - | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Poland | 79% | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Syria | - | 1 | 1:19,306,075 | 9,560 |
| Tanzania | - | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Wales | - | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
| Zimbabwe | - | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
The alternate forms: Myá (1) are calculated separately.
Mya (240,127) may also be a surname.
Mya Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The forename Mya means 'great one' or 'mother'. In a scientific term, it means 'millions of years ago'. In Latin, the name Mya means 'mussel'. In a few cases (Greek Mythology or Central American Indian), the name means 'water', 'spring', or 'brook'. In Islam tradition, it means 'princess'.
In Persian, Mya has lots of meanings. Some of which include: 'my', 'sea of bitterness', 'rebelliousness', 'wished for child', 'beloved', 'illusion', 'essence', and 'cause'. In Sanskrit, the name Mya means 'dream'.
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Mya Demographics
Mya Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sample size: 1 (1901)
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Phonetically Similar Names
Mya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mya in the Russian language | ||
| Мя | ma | - |
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