Plamen Forename
20,180th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 45,032 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria
Plamen Forename User-submission:
A unique Bulgarian male name, coming from the Old Bulgarian word пламы (flame). On the one hand, the name was given to serve as protection from fire and lightning. On the other hand, it could have been a wish that the child was hot-tempered.
Plamen Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 100% | 42,247 | 1:165 | 20 |
| United States | 100% | 601 | 1:603,223 | 14,909 |
| Spain | 100% | 567 | 1:82,063 | 2,621 |
| England | 100% | 318 | 1:174,852 | 5,416 |
| Greece | 100% | 296 | 1:36,941 | 1,448 |
| Canada | 100% | 171 | 1:193,762 | 7,471 |
| Germany | 100% | 160 | 1:604,237 | 5,888 |
| France | 100% | 54 | 1:1,230,932 | 8,854 |
| Denmark | - | 49 | 1:115,296 | 3,163 |
| Russia | 98% | 47 | 1:3,068,802 | 17,759 |
| Portugal | - | 46 | 1:226,323 | 4,580 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 41 | 1:412,246 | 11,096 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 37 | 1:281,926 | 10,232 |
| Sweden | 100% | 35 | 1:281,654 | 8,745 |
| Austria | 100% | 32 | 1:266,069 | 3,412 |
| Belgium | 100% | 31 | 1:370,646 | 6,815 |
| South Africa | 92% | 27 | 1:2,019,728 | 59,997 |
| Ireland | 100% | 23 | 1:201,892 | 3,845 |
| Norway | 100% | 20 | 1:256,616 | 5,928 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 19 | 1:432,289 | 7,332 |
| Italy | 100% | 18 | 1:3,392,338 | 19,514 |
| Estonia | 100% | 14 | 1:93,956 | 4,008 |
| Scotland | 100% | 14 | 1:382,169 | 5,277 |
| Belarus | 100% | 13 | 1:729,414 | 4,213 |
| Thailand | 100% | 12 | 1:5,838,818 | 101,178 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 11 | 1:4,136,355 | 7,862 |
| Finland | 82% | 11 | 1:498,471 | 5,769 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 10 | 1:87,108 | 2,498 |
| Czechia | 96% | 10 | 1:1,065,616 | 3,543 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 8 | 1:893,999 | 27,106 |
| Brazil | 100% | 8 | 1:26,779,519 | 235,888 |
| Qatar | 100% | 8 | 1:296,201 | 31,456 |
| Ecuador | - | 7 | 1:2,532,417 | 12,755 |
| Australia | - | 6 | 1:2,276,270 | 19,652 |
| Slovakia | 100% | 5 | 1:1,062,013 | 3,906 |
| Singapore | - | 5 | 1:1,257,411 | 16,611 |
| Serbia | 100% | 5 | 1:1,429,144 | 6,659 |
| Malta | - | 4 | 1:107,340 | 2,111 |
| Kuwait | - | 4 | 1:946,316 | 12,511 |
| North Macedonia | - | 3 | 1:696,919 | 10,674 |
| Israel | 100% | 3 | 1:2,800,973 | 24,529 |
| Croatia | 100% | 2 | 1:2,108,538 | 15,895 |
| China | - | 2 | 1:683,027,891 | 94,999 |
| Philippines | 100% | 2 | 1:53,004,738 | 452,678 |
| Romania | - | 2 | 1:10,025,988 | 47,037 |
| Hungary | 100% | 2 | 1:4,895,886 | 4,852 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Swaziland | - | 1 | 1:1,300,177 | 3,374 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Slovenia | - | 1 | 1:2,458,758 | 6,723 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
| Turkey | 100% | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Wales | 100% | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
| Poland | 100% | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Nigeria | - | 1 | 1:177,564,360 | 489,087 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Mexico | - | 1 | 1:124,144,427 | 140,512 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 1 | 1:30,449,940 | 373,101 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Jordan | - | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Georgia | 100% | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Burkina Faso | - | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
The alternate forms: Plámen (2) are calculated separately.
Plamen (36) may also be a surname.
Plamen Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
A unique Bulgarian male name, coming from the Old Bulgarian word пламы (flame). On the one hand, the name was given to serve as protection from fire and lightning. On the other hand, it could have been a wish that the child was hot-tempered. The female version is Plamena.
- radostinaPlamen is a Slavic name, which means 'flame'.
- lesesthetiquesPlamen Forename Popularity
Plamen Demographics
Average Plamen Salary in
United States
$56,916 USD
Per year
Rank:
77,856 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00016156
Rank: 15,319 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
130.75%
Sample size: 234 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plámen | 94 | 2 | / |
| Plyamen | 92 | 2 | / |
| Playmen | 92 | 2 | / |
| Pflamen | 92 | 1 | / |
| Plament | 92 | 1 | / |
| Plamend | 92 | 1 | / |
| Plaimen | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pleamen | 92 | 1 | / |
| Phlamen | 92 | 1 | / |
| Plemen | 83 | 26 | / |
| Plamin | 83 | 22 | / |
| Plomen | 83 | 9 | / |
| Plamem | 83 | 4 | / |
| Plamng | 83 | 1 | / |
| Plamenova | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pleamin | 77 | 19 | / |
| Phlamng | 77 | 17 | / |
| Plamina | 77 | 10 | / |
| Phlomen | 77 | 3 | / |
| Plaminc | 77 | 2 | / |
| Phlemen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ploumen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Plaming | 77 | 1 | / |
| Plamyna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Plmny | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phlamina | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pillomen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pillemen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Plehamin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Plaiming | 71 | 1 | / |
| Plammina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Plemin | 67 | 17 | / |
| Plomin | 67 | 5 | / |
| Phlaiming | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ploming | 62 | 5 | / |
| Phlomin | 62 | 4 | / |
| Pillomin | 57 | 1 | / |
| Phloming | 57 | 1 | / |
| Phlaimimg | 53 | 1 | / |
Plamen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Plamen in the Russian language | ||
| Пламен | plamen | - |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Plamen