Newman Forename

50,714th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 13,209 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Newman Forename Definition:

A Teutonic name, meaning: Literally, new man.

Newman Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe
100%
2,5401:6,072907
Papua New Guinea
98%
 
2,4521:3,325368
United States
100%
1,9061:190,2086,898
Nigeria
100%
1,8111:98,0485,566
Ghana
75%
 
1,3481:20,0191,515
Malawi
95%
 
6131:27,9162,262
South Africa
99%
 
3641:149,81510,536
Venezuela
100%
2601:116,1615,046
Canada
100%
2251:147,2596,364
Brazil
100%
2171:987,26326,051
Zambia-2071:76,5934,042
Australia-1251:109,2613,764
Morocco-1091:315,1256,796
England
94%
 
891:624,75212,296
India
100%
881:13,805,431370,945
Egypt
100%
871:1,056,33318,582
Jamaica-761:37,9372,397
Botswana
100%
581:37,6633,938
Tanzania
100%
561:942,64919,345
Dominican Republic-561:186,2737,851
China-501:27,321,11660,830
Philippines
100%
471:2,255,52148,741
Peru
100%
411:775,40111,577
Namibia-391:61,6463,533
Colombia
100%
371:1,291,32213,152
Uganda
96%
 
331:1,241,11919,738
DR Congo
100%
271:2,734,35659,996
New Zealand-271:168,0025,821
Liberia
91%
 
241:183,8366,655
Hong Kong-211:369,1773,937
Kenya
100%
171:2,723,94821,409
Malaysia
100%
161:1,903,12156,176
Nicaragua
100%
121:501,5288,668
Solomon Islands-91:64,5513,816
Mexico
100%
91:13,793,82537,132
Honduras
100%
81:1,102,18311,893
Thailand
85%
 
71:10,009,402140,485
Bahamas-61:66,5621,346
Northern Mariana Islands-61:9,1111,173
Wales
100%
61:515,7186,554
American Samoa-61:9,3081,982
Russia-51:28,846,74173,146
Trinidad and Tobago-41:340,35515,394
United States Virgin Islands-41:27,4372,836
Israel
80%
 
41:2,100,73020,870
Indonesia-31:85,987,8891,072,651
Iceland-31:122,0064,203
Congo
100%
31:1,669,73530,542
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
31:37,1933,592
Taiwan
100%
21:11,884,841132,786
South Korea-21:2,772,21027,911
Spain-21:23,264,98224,876
Turkey-21:38,900,85464,839
Marshall Islands
100%
21:25,6153,101
Kazakhstan
100%
21:8,873,42235,327
Grenada
100%
21:54,0623,078
France
100%
21:33,235,17058,100
El Salvador-21:3,170,89311,665
Ecuador-21:8,863,46021,868
Tunisia-11:676,90212,933
Turks and Caicos Islands-11:34,7071,398
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323
Belarus-11:9,482,38420,892
Switzerland
100%
11:8,213,49636,387
Sri Lanka-11:20,799,08716,824
Angola-11:26,966,6067,835
Chad
100%
11:13,598,39815,363
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Cuba-11:11,506,55213,531
Dominica-11:75,4711,341
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
Gabon-11:1,883,3364,538
Ivory Coast-11:23,075,933135,227
Ireland
50%
 
11:4,643,51913,375
Myanmar-11:51,948,2733,226
Nauru
100%
11:11,927903
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Pakistan-11:194,357,680303,535
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Burkina Faso-11:18,379,469100,219
Paraguay-11:7,236,80516,549
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376
Saint Lucia
100%
11:177,8158,104
Scotland-11:5,350,36624,769

Newman (233,884) may also be a surname.

Newman Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Teutonic name, meaning: Literally, new man.

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

Newman Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

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Newmahn921/
Neewman921/
Neiwman921/
Nwman911/
Newmanne861/
Neowiman861/
Nowman83145/
Nawman8366/
Newmon8329/
Niwman8327/
Hnwman839/
Newmam837/
Nevman834/
Nywman833/
Nwmyan831/
Nwmn801/
Newmoon7738/
Nowmaan776/
na Eman771/
Neuvman771/
Newmoun771/
Nevmann771/
Neemanw771/
Nywmann771/
Nwmwn731/
Neiveman711/
Nibman676/
Nowmon676/
Navmaan623/
Navmann621/
Nawmein621/
Novmon502/

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