Persia Forename

157,046th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 2,260 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Persia Forename Definition:

Per'-she-a, that cuts, nail, horseman, dividing a horse-hoof. An ancient kingdom of Asia, bounded on the north by Media, on the west by Susiana, on the east by Carmania, and on the south by the Persian Gulf. Esther i. 3.

Persia Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan
 
96%
6591:49,5052,446
Dominican Republic-4691:22,2422,018
Brazil
 
95%
2761:776,21822,083
United States
100%
2431:1,491,92227,496
Philippines
 
97%
1441:736,17721,951
Indonesia-1251:2,063,709105,138
India
100%
521:23,363,038523,086
England
 
87%
411:1,356,16920,079
Jamaica-221:131,0565,047
South Africa
 
77%
221:2,478,75768,223
Italy
 
77%
211:2,907,71917,790
Mexico
100%
201:6,207,22122,824
Peru
100%
151:2,119,43021,304
Venezuela
 
70%
131:2,323,22339,208
Canada-101:3,313,33741,238
Malaysia
100%
91:3,383,32786,111
Australia-81:1,707,20316,445
Iran-81:9,812,10827,974
Panama-81:488,32013,543
British Virgin Islands-61:5,208987
Zambia-51:3,170,95926,788
Tanzania
100%
51:10,557,66441,958
Trinidad and Tobago-51:272,28413,349
Papua New Guinea
100%
51:1,630,463100,826
Saint Lucia
100%
41:44,4543,465
Greece
50%
 
41:2,733,63712,935
DR Congo
100%
41:18,456,90195,891
Chile-31:5,869,06926,159
Thailand
100%
31:23,355,271268,869
Zimbabwe
 
67%
31:5,141,27276,754
Spain-31:15,509,98821,126
New Zealand-21:2,268,02212,390
Netherlands
 
82%
21:8,451,04232,813
Sweden
100%
21:4,928,95452,965
Argentina
100%
21:21,386,62229,627
Israel
100%
21:4,201,45930,777
Guyana-21:381,63118,312
Germany
50%
 
21:48,338,93872,742
Congo
100%
21:2,504,60231,783
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Seychelles-11:92,6701,891
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Czechia-11:10,656,16211,509
Cyprus
100%
11:871,0765,368
Costa Rica
100%
11:4,767,94827,206
Tajikistan-11:8,374,9227,831
Russia
100%
11:144,233,704184,271
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Austria-11:8,514,20119,377
San Marino
100%
11:32,920787
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429
Madagascar-11:23,629,4086,628
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Grenada
100%
11:108,1254,208
Pakistan-11:194,357,680303,535
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Nigeria
100%
11:177,564,360489,087
Nicaragua
100%
11:6,018,33634,175
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
Myanmar-11:51,948,2733,226
Mozambique-11:27,243,3575,091
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066

The alternate forms: Pérsia (14) are calculated separately.

Persia (5,336) may also be a surname.

Persia Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Per'-she-a, that cuts, nail, horseman, dividing a horse-hoof. An ancient kingdom of Asia, bounded on the north by Media, on the west by Susiana, on the east by Carmania, and on the south by the Persian Gulf. Esther i. 3.

The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar

Meaning: he divided.

A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson

Persia Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pérsia9414/
Pershia9249/
Persiah9231/
Persias926/
Perscia923/
Perssia923/
Petrsia922/
Peersia922/
Phersia922/
Piersia921/
Persiaa921/
Persiea921/
Persioa921/
Persa917,078/
Perssiah861/
Persio833,465/
Persad831,356/
Parsia83602/
Persha83416/
Porsia83184/
Pergia8311/
Persat8311/
Piersa8310/
Persap837/
Persya837/
Perzia837/
Peersa837/
Persea837/
Persei836/
Persay836/
Pirsia835/
Perjia835/
Persai833/
Persca833/
Perssa833/
Pearsa833/
Persah833/
Persas832/
Persja832/
Persoi832/
Perhsa831/
Phersa831/
Petrsa831/
Perzsa831/
Pyrsia831/
Persaz831/
Parsiah771,375/
Porshia771,287/
Persaud77252/
Perseas7749/
Parshia7739/
Pershad7734/
Pershat7723/
Perchia7717/
Persios7711/
Pershah776/
Persadh775/
Parssia774/
Peersha774/
Phersha774/
Persath774/
Pershay773/
Perscea772/
Pershya772/
Persjha772/
Phorsia772/
Perssio772/
Porsiah772/
Piersio771/
Porssia771/
Perrgia771/
Percija771/
Peersad771/
Perzhia771/
Perziah771/
Perziat771/
Perziaz771/
Perziha771/
Perrsha771/
Perrssa771/
Persaat771/
Persaid771/
Persais771/
Persass771/
Persaus771/
Persaut771/
Perseau771/
Pershai771/
Pyrshia771/
Perscha771/
Porsiha771/
Parscia771/
Phersai771/
Perso73703/
Pirsa73352/
Perza7376/
Perca7340/
Perja7338/
Perša732/
Pyrsa731/
Porschia71200/
Peershad7111/
Parsaiya712/
Phorshia712/
Pierseau711/
Parseiya711/
Parshiah711/
Porshiah711/
Paheersa711/
Peirshah711/
Peersath711/
Phershai711/
Pesrsaud711/
Pershaud711/
Porssiha711/
Porzia671,570/
Perzad67309/
Perseu67303/
Perseo67233/
Persey67112/
Pérsio6777/
Parsya6743/
Perjos6732/
Perzat6728/
Percha6725/
Peetrshya6713/
Pergio6712/
Pearso6712/
Prezia6711/
Pirsha678/
Persho676/
Percei676/
Percya676/
Perzza674/
Persot674/
Pirsca674/
Phirsa674/
Persou673/
Porsja673/
Pirsah673/
Parzia673/
Pairsa673/
Pirsad672/
Pierso672/
Persoo672/
Peerza671/
Peurza671/
Pierza671/
Pirsap671/
Pirsat671/
Pirsio671/
Pirzia671/
Pirgia671/
Parsaiiah671/
Parsheiya671/
Perjah671/
Perjap671/
Perjas671/
Perjay671/
Pergea671/
Perzio671/
Persco671/
Persos671/
Persyo671/
Pyrsad671/
Perjau671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Persia