Myles Forename
31,081st
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 25,967 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland
Myles Forename Definition:
An Irish variant of Miles.
Myles Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 12,350 | 1:29,355 | 2,041 |
| Canada | 100% | 3,589 | 1:9,232 | 1,113 |
| England | 100% | 3,221 | 1:17,263 | 1,149 |
| Ireland | 100% | 1,719 | 1:2,701 | 359 |
| Australia | - | 900 | 1:15,175 | 1,186 |
| South Africa | 99% | 611 | 1:89,251 | 7,541 |
| New Zealand | - | 578 | 1:7,848 | 918 |
| Ghana | - | 562 | 1:48,018 | 2,599 |
| Philippines | 52% | 489 | 1:216,788 | 9,379 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 355 | 1:5,192 | 580 |
| Scotland | 100% | 331 | 1:16,164 | 881 |
| Kenya | - | 327 | 1:141,612 | 6,547 |
| Malawi | 100% | 169 | 1:101,256 | 5,457 |
| Wales | 100% | 112 | 1:27,628 | 1,310 |
| Thailand | 100% | 99 | 1:707,735 | 29,750 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 52 | 1:325,040 | 9,817 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 40 | 1:34,035 | 3,464 |
| China | - | 35 | 1:39,030,165 | 61,639 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 31 | 1:230,709 | 14,681 |
| Zimbabwe | 90% | 29 | 1:531,856 | 23,445 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 21 | 1:8,455,446 | 105,604 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 21 | 1:3,515,600 | 73,131 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 19 | 1:549,014 | 14,985 |
| France | 100% | 19 | 1:3,498,439 | 16,478 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 18 | 1:456,305 | 7,530 |
| Jersey | - | 15 | 1:6,665 | 705 |
| Hong Kong | - | 15 | 1:516,848 | 4,412 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 13 | 1:2,342,303 | 65,302 |
| Sweden | 100% | 12 | 1:821,492 | 17,584 |
| Zambia | - | 11 | 1:1,441,345 | 17,789 |
| Brazil | 88% | 10 | 1:21,423,615 | 203,947 |
| Jamaica | - | 10 | 1:288,323 | 8,750 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 9 | 1:3,423,618 | 14,711 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 9 | 1:905,813 | 63,479 |
| Israel | 100% | 9 | 1:933,658 | 13,501 |
| Estonia | - | 9 | 1:146,153 | 5,307 |
| Qatar | 100% | 8 | 1:296,201 | 31,456 |
| Guyana | - | 7 | 1:109,037 | 8,020 |
| Singapore | - | 7 | 1:898,151 | 14,197 |
| Germany | 100% | 7 | 1:13,811,125 | 41,547 |
| India | 100% | 7 | 1:173,553,996 | 1,904,752 |
| Bermuda | - | 6 | 1:10,804 | 1,174 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 6 | 1:16,566 | 2,341 |
| Spain | - | 6 | 1:7,754,994 | 17,266 |
| Japan | - | 5 | 1:25,597,211 | 50,433 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 5 | 1:10,557,664 | 41,958 |
| Mexico | 100% | 4 | 1:31,036,107 | 61,748 |
| South Korea | - | 4 | 1:1,386,105 | 20,690 |
| Norway | 100% | 4 | 1:1,283,082 | 16,224 |
| Czechia | 100% | 4 | 1:2,664,040 | 5,608 |
| Bahamas | - | 4 | 1:99,842 | 1,712 |
| Botswana | - | 4 | 1:546,112 | 13,807 |
| Indonesia | - | 4 | 1:64,490,917 | 960,943 |
| Italy | 94% | 4 | 1:15,265,522 | 38,916 |
| Vietnam | - | 3 | 1:30,874,371 | 5,995 |
| Denmark | - | 3 | 1:1,883,166 | 17,701 |
| Finland | 67% | 3 | 1:1,827,728 | 14,078 |
| Belgium | 100% | 3 | 1:3,830,014 | 25,398 |
| Serbia | - | 2 | 1:3,572,860 | 8,125 |
| Taiwan | - | 2 | 1:11,884,841 | 132,786 |
| Barbados | - | 2 | 1:144,894 | 2,643 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 2 | 1:30,650 | 1,815 |
| Uganda | 100% | 2 | 1:20,478,460 | 91,660 |
| Afghanistan | - | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Costa Rica | - | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Lebanon | - | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Cuba | - | 1 | 1:11,506,552 | 13,531 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Colombia | 100% | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Falkland Islands | - | 1 | 1:3,142 | 392 |
| Chile | - | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Gibraltar | - | 1 | 1:34,138 | 985 |
| Guam | - | 1 | 1:160,646 | 3,210 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Monaco | - | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 1 | 1:54,668 | 1,803 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Russia | - | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
Myles (27,920) may also be a surname.
Myles Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
An Irish variant of Miles.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
Another orthography of Miles.
— Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock
A Gaelic name: Maolmoire, servant of Mary, an old and common name. Myles is from the Med. Latin Milo, with a leaning on miles, soldier—a common name in the Middle Ages.
— Etymology of The Principal Gaelic National Names, Personal Names, Surnames (1909) by Alexander MacBain
Myles Forename Popularity
Myles Demographics
Average Male Myles Height
177.19 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 711 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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