Pat Forename

2,225th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 457,363 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Pat Forename Definition:

The most used diminutive of Patrick; the sole (?) diminutive of Patricia. Cf. Patsy and Paddy.

Pat Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
58%
 
292,3511:1,240270
Canada
60%
 
82,2711:40362
New Zealand-17,0911:26532
India
 
76%
11,7951:102,99912,412
China-8,7991:155,25114,782
Nigeria
 
89%
6,6941:26,5262,446
Ghana
100%
5,5621:4,852620
Australia-4,2401:3,221509
Thailand
76%
 
3,4061:20,5712,828
England
 
93%
2,5961:21,4191,331
Madagascar-2,4181:9,7721,594
South Africa
90%
 
2,3911:22,8073,033
Cambodia
62%
 
2,0961:7,7641,068
France
64%
 
1,5141:43,9041,424
Poland
 
54%
1,2721:29,896954
Sri Lanka-1,2161:17,1052,344
Philippines
77%
 
1,1341:93,4835,374
Macau-9751:624168
Indonesia
57%
 
9261:278,57824,787
Malaysia
 
60%
7091:42,9483,667
Netherlands
70%
 
5261:32,1332,590
Portugal-4431:23,5011,054
Malawi
100%
4021:42,5682,981
Germany
83%
 
3971:243,5213,468
Belgium
68%
 
3631:31,6531,950
Swaziland-3331:3,904752
Papua New Guinea
57%
 
3101:26,2982,601
Liberia
 
73%
2441:18,0821,308
Kenya-2421:191,3527,893
Malta-2331:1,843361
Saudi Arabia-2331:132,24312,172
Fiji-2301:3,8801,022
Singapore
100%
2151:29,2425,835
Egypt-1951:471,28712,924
Pakistan
 
62%
1931:1,007,03517,766
Bahamas-1701:2,349492
Wales
 
88%
1691:18,3101,067
Italy
 
71%
1651:370,0734,347
Gabon-1601:11,7711,796
Mauritius-1581:8,2141,130
Mexico
 
80%
1481:838,8147,394
Barbados-1431:2,026446
Brazil
91%
 
1411:1,519,40535,002
Spain
100%
1371:339,6355,273
Scotland
 
83%
1251:42,8031,454
Morocco-1091:315,1256,796
Switzerland
66%
 
1091:75,3532,710
DR Congo
100%
891:829,52425,650
Japan-831:1,542,00117,830
Greece
100%
791:138,4123,301
Trinidad and Tobago
70%
 
781:17,4542,185
Russia
75%
 
701:2,060,48113,774
Uganda
97%
 
691:593,57912,776
Sweden
53%
 
641:154,0305,855
Afghanistan
 
80%
561:582,5639,071
Zambia-551:288,2698,587
Zimbabwe
 
54%
481:321,33016,770
Dominican Republic-431:242,5889,234
Peru
65%
 
411:775,40111,577
Kuwait-381:99,6126,886
Mozambique-361:756,7601,518
Cameroon
100%
301:720,35020,904
French Polynesia-271:10,2931,329
New Caledonia-261:10,3911,033
Seychelles
100%
261:3,564725
Luxembourg
100%
231:24,5241,332
South Korea-231:241,0628,475
Argentina
50%
 
221:1,944,2387,405
United Arab Emirates-221:325,09116,440
Guyana
87%
 
211:36,3463,756
Taiwan
100%
211:1,131,89040,612
American Samoa-201:2,792500
Vietnam
100%
201:4,631,1563,563
Iraq-191:1,843,04511,423
Jamaica-191:151,7495,606
Mongolia-181:163,0458,219
Oman-171:241,6863,539
Botswana-161:136,52810,720
Burkina Faso
73%
 
161:1,148,71730,311
Venezuela
77%
 
161:1,887,61833,763
Guam-141:11,4751,503
Finland
77%
 
111:498,4715,769
Greenland-101:5,637682
Norway
60%
 
101:513,2339,206
Panama-101:390,65611,763
Antigua and Barbuda-91:11,0441,733
Bahrain-91:149,8533,890
Iran-91:8,721,87426,086
Rwanda-91:1,263,4931,939
Sierra Leone-91:787,629675
Sudan
100%
91:4,200,7754,893
Togo-91:804,3604,738
Ukraine-91:5,055,5458,900
United States Virgin Islands-91:12,1941,546
Iceland-81:45,7522,854
Qatar
100%
81:296,20131,456
Austria
100%
71:1,216,3148,086
Benin-71:1,510,83532,846
Nicaragua-71:859,76211,907
Israel
 
71%
61:1,400,48616,782
Tanzania-61:8,798,05338,955
Denmark-51:1,129,90012,942
Jordan-51:1,765,3557,450
Nepal
100%
51:5,697,47055,717
Andorra-41:20,722745
Angola-41:6,741,6524,704
Chad-41:3,399,6008,891
Colombia-41:11,944,73244,648
Congo-41:1,252,30119,043
Czechia
81%
 
41:2,664,0405,608
Gambia-41:481,649818
Kazakhstan
67%
 
41:4,436,71124,678
Marshall Islands
100%
41:12,8081,787
Myanmar-41:12,987,0681,965
Norfolk Island-41:581152
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
41:27,8953,010
Samoa-41:48,798712
Suriname-41:138,2032,927
Tunisia-41:169,2267,289
Uruguay-41:856,9098,493
Azerbaijan
100%
31:3,214,31527,427
Bolivia-31:3,533,8015,917
Chile
100%
31:5,869,06926,159
Costa Rica
 
67%
31:1,589,31614,648
Guatemala-31:5,369,4769,171
Lebanon-31:1,875,85711,580
Lithuania-31:983,9613,563
Monaco-31:12,8221,634
Saint Lucia
 
67%
31:59,2724,116
Serbia-31:2,381,9077,319
Solomon Islands-31:193,6526,393
Turkey-31:25,933,90352,822
Belarus
100%
21:4,741,19216,466
Brunei-21:209,7852,478
Cook Islands-21:9,0761,075
Croatia-21:2,108,53815,895
Cuba-21:5,753,2769,613
Grenada
100%
21:54,0623,078
Haiti-21:5,363,47632,317
Honduras-21:4,408,73423,808
Ivory Coast
 
67%
21:11,537,96695,271
Kyrgyzstan-21:2,986,63834,954
Puerto Rico-21:1,775,1506,781
Saint Kitts and Nevis-21:27,4302,159
Senegal-21:7,290,67824,413
Slovenia-21:1,229,3796,326
Northern Ireland
71%
 
11:1,843,1463,737
Albania
100%
11:3,046,57049,159
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
Armenia-11:2,918,75314,910
Bangladesh-11:159,461,36636,167
Bhutan
100%
11:824,9286,865
Bulgaria-11:6,990,39027,036
Cape Verde-11:529,1516,361
Cyprus-11:871,0765,368
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
El Salvador-11:6,341,78616,428
Equatorial Guinea-11:1,137,6891,044
Georgia
100%
11:3,738,46629,095
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Hungary
 
52%
11:9,791,7716,528
Jersey
100%
11:99,9802,122
Laos-11:6,586,8561,888
Latvia-11:2,015,6456,531
Lesotho
100%
11:2,039,99747,971
North Macedonia-11:2,090,75715,787
Mali-11:16,977,7558,714
Mauritania-11:4,095,23927,701
Montserrat-11:4,876752
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Nauru
100%
11:11,927903
Niger
100%
11:19,183,99477,442
Niue-11:1,60470
Northern Mariana Islands-11:54,6681,803
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha-11:5,829386
Slovakia-11:5,310,0639,949
Somalia-11:13,525,8677,760
Tajikistan-11:8,374,9227,831
Transnistria-11:475,6382,115
Vanuatu-11:261,7921,604

Pat (46,356) may also be a surname.

Pat Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The most used diminutive of Patrick; the sole (?) diminutive of Patricia. Cf. Patsy and Paddy.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

A North American Indian name, meaning: Fish. Some authorities list this as a diminutive of Patrick.

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

Pat Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phat86199,770/
Pate865,456/
Patt864,431/
Pait862,705/
Path861,211/
Paat86910/
Payt86274/
Pats86239/
Past86230/
Paht86177/
Peat86154/
Paut86130/
Hpat8614/
Ppat8612/
Patd8611/
Padt867/
Patp866/
Patë865/
Pazt862/
Bpat861/
Patì861/
Vpat861/
Pa801,238,615/
Pathe7519,749/
Patte752,537/
Phatt752,434/
Phate752,154/
Patch75456/
Pahat75318/
Paite75262/
Phath75113/
Phait7590/
Paste7572/
Phaut7562/
Paute7560/
Phast7552/
Paith7532/
Pahut7527/
Paate7527/
Pault7524/
Patth7521/
Phats7520/
Patts7519/
Pa'at7518/
Payte7516/
Peate7513/
Pheat7512/
Pasht758/
Payht757/
Paths757/
Pauth756/
Paath755/
Peath755/
Bhpat754/
Patss754/
Patsz754/
Peatt754/
Padth754/
Paust753/
Padte753/
Paits753/
P'pat752/
Paatt752/
Patgy752/
Pathz752/
Pathd752/
Pathp752/
Patsh752/
Pattz752/
Pautt752/
Peats752/
Pauts752/
Patht751/
Patds751/
Passt751/
Pasts751/
Pat'z751/
Payth751/
Payts751/
Paťtÿ751/
Pattd751/
Pppat751/
Ppait751/
Pahtt751/
Pajte751/
Phajt751/
Phatp751/
Phatd751/
Phaat751/
Pbuat751/
Peaut751/
Hpait751/
Pha6771,201/
Paz6751,733/
Pau6751,063/
Pai6750,443/
Paa6719,534/
Pad675,444/
Pay674,490/
Ppa674,213/
Pap673,597/
Pas672,923/
Pea672,877/
Phatte672,831/
Pah672,429/
Pot672,317/
Hpa67921/
Poa67734/
Paj67433/
Pèa67120/
Phahat67119/
Péa6785/
Pga6764/
Phathe6743/
Pfa6734/
Bpa6731/
Vpa6727/
Phaith6726/
Phaate6719/
Hpahat6716/
Patthe6716/
Pauthe6711/
Pìa677/
Phatth676/
Paç676/
Pashth676/
Paï675/
Phaute675/
Pathth674/
Paithe674/
Pastte674/
P'A674/
Peatch674/
Phattt673/
Phayth673/
Patova673/
Paiste673/
Paisht673/
Pïa672/
Pahatt672/
Phaite672/
Phaist672/
Pheath672/
Pasthe672/
Patchz672/
Patowa672/
Pashte672/
Paythe672/
Paá672/
Peathe671/
Peatte671/
Pastss671/
Paí671/
Pattch671/
Pautte671/
Paathe671/
Pahait671/
Pahath671/
Pahuth671/
Pahytt671/
Paidth671/
Pachte671/
Phadte671/
Phahte671/
Phaust671/
Phauth671/
Phathd671/
Paheet671/
Paicht671/
Phatch671/
D'Path671/

Pat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pat in the Russian language
Патpat-

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