Pancras Forename
191,698th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 1,622 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania
Pancras Forename Definition:
In one town of Devonshire parents have had a fancy for christening their boys Pancras, after the youthful patron of their church. The name in Greek means ‘all head,’ perhaps ‘very wise.’
Pancras Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 98% | 946 | 1:55,802 | 3,919 |
| Kenya | 100% | 180 | 1:257,262 | 9,563 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 157 | 1:470,240 | 16,785 |
| Uganda | 98% | 113 | 1:362,451 | 9,698 |
| Malawi | 100% | 106 | 1:161,437 | 7,641 |
| Benin | 100% | 41 | 1:257,947 | 11,095 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 16 | 1:1,056,380 | 17,844 |
| United States | - | 8 | 1:45,317,122 | 288,724 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 8 | 1:2,701,313 | 52,296 |
| India | 84% | 6 | 1:202,479,662 | 2,100,642 |
| Nigeria | 87% | 6 | 1:29,594,060 | 217,150 |
| South Africa | 100% | 5 | 1:10,906,530 | 170,325 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 4 | 1:7,612,485 | 167,458 |
| Zambia | - | 3 | 1:5,284,931 | 37,895 |
| England | 100% | 3 | 1:18,534,307 | 106,915 |
| China | - | 3 | 1:455,351,927 | 89,064 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 3 | 1:59,272 | 4,116 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 2 | 1:680,710 | 23,658 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 2 | 1:4,076,157 | 155,819 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Singapore | - | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Sweden | 100% | 1 | 1:9,857,907 | 78,968 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | 1:5,350,366 | 24,769 |
| Rwanda | - | 1 | 1:11,371,433 | 4,615 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Germany | - | 1 | 1:96,677,876 | 95,912 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
Pancras (5,011) may also be a surname.
Pancras Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
In one town of Devonshire parents have had a fancy for christening their boys Pancras, after the youthful patron of their church. The name in Greek means ‘all head,’ perhaps ‘very wise.’
— Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock
Pancras Forename Popularity
Pancras Demographics
Pancras Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sample size: 5 (2018)
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pancrase | 93 | 51 | / |
| Pancreas | 93 | 10 | / |
| Pancrass | 93 | 8 | / |
| Pancrast | 93 | 3 | / |
| Pangcras | 93 | 1 | / |
| Pancrras | 93 | 1 | / |
| Pancraus | 93 | 1 | / |
| Panchras | 93 | 1 | / |
| Paancras | 93 | 1 | / |
| Pancra | 92 | 5 | / |
| Pancrasse | 88 | 64 | / |
| Pankras | 86 | 779 | / |
| Pancrat | 86 | 6 | / |
| Pancraz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pancrac | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pancraç | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pancrea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pancréa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pancrace | 80 | 1,674 | / |
| Pankhras | 80 | 3 | / |
| Pangkras | 80 | 3 | / |
| Phankras | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pancrous | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pancrose | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pancrach | 80 | 1 | / |
| Panjrash | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pankrash | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pankrais | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pankra | 77 | 12 | / |
| Pamcra | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pancro | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pancreace | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pangkrash | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pankraz | 71 | 564 | / |
| Pankraj | 71 | 17 | / |
| Pankros | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pankrac | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pankhra | 71 | 2 | / |
| Poncrat | 71 | 2 | / |
| Painkra | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pankhraj | 67 | 27 | / |
| Puangres | 67 | 4 | / |
| Paingkra | 67 | 3 | / |
| Panagris | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poncrace | 67 | 1 | / |
| Painkrai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Panukris | 67 | 1 | / |
| Penocris | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paingkrai | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ponkra | 62 | 99 | / |
| Panhkro | 57 | 4 | / |
| Painkro | 57 | 2 | / |
| Paunkro | 57 | 1 | / |
| Poncrot | 57 | 1 | / |
| Phonkra | 57 | 1 | / |
| Phonkrai | 53 | 8 | / |
| Ponkrach | 53 | 1 | / |
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pancras