Star Forename
15,005th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 64,061 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan
Star Forename Definition:
A Teutonic name, meaning: A celestial body, appearing as a luminous point.
Star Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 91% | 38,224 | 1:853 | 160 |
| United States | 100% | 9,288 | 1:39,033 | 2,404 |
| Egypt | 65% | 4,164 | 1:22,070 | 1,640 |
| Yemen | - | 2,074 | 1:12,679 | 767 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1,166 | 1:26,426 | 3,414 |
| India | 73% | 1,052 | 1:1,154,827 | 72,131 |
| Bangladesh | - | 916 | 1:174,084 | 9,484 |
| Malawi | 63% | 846 | 1:20,227 | 1,818 |
| Russia | 67% | 489 | 1:294,956 | 3,854 |
| China | - | 464 | 1:2,944,086 | 47,646 |
| DR Congo | 92% | 452 | 1:163,335 | 7,629 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 429 | 1:48,483 | 5,248 |
| Canada | 100% | 364 | 1:91,026 | 4,799 |
| Nigeria | 62% | 364 | 1:487,814 | 15,469 |
| Philippines | 82% | 361 | 1:293,655 | 11,558 |
| Morocco | - | 328 | 1:104,721 | 3,418 |
| Zimbabwe | 68% | 284 | 1:54,309 | 4,620 |
| Pakistan | 54% | 246 | 1:790,072 | 15,222 |
| Poland | 50% | 236 | 1:161,132 | 3,078 |
| Australia | - | 218 | 1:62,650 | 2,725 |
| South Africa | 79% | 211 | 1:258,449 | 15,339 |
| Indonesia | - | 151 | 1:1,708,369 | 91,533 |
| England | 89% | 141 | 1:394,347 | 9,116 |
| Algeria | - | 122 | 1:312,924 | 3,842 |
| Iraq | - | 82 | 1:427,047 | 5,132 |
| Botswana | 100% | 79 | 1:27,651 | 3,112 |
| Brazil | - | 76 | 1:2,818,897 | 53,172 |
| Tanzania | 53% | 65 | 1:812,128 | 18,190 |
| Sweden | 64% | 62 | 1:158,998 | 5,968 |
| Thailand | 63% | 59 | 1:1,187,556 | 40,507 |
| Kazakhstan | 70% | 56 | 1:316,908 | 5,770 |
| Cyprus | 80% | 54 | 1:16,131 | 1,153 |
| Cambodia | 58% | 52 | 1:312,949 | 8,245 |
| Portugal | - | 46 | 1:226,323 | 4,580 |
| Malaysia | 78% | 43 | 1:708,138 | 27,785 |
| Netherlands | 57% | 40 | 1:422,552 | 11,255 |
| Turkey | 90% | 36 | 1:2,161,159 | 14,782 |
| Zambia | - | 36 | 1:440,411 | 10,751 |
| Mexico | 100% | 34 | 1:3,651,307 | 16,729 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 31 | 1:336,493 | 11,264 |
| Belgium | 63% | 29 | 1:396,208 | 7,054 |
| Iran | - | 29 | 1:2,706,789 | 14,408 |
| Singapore | - | 23 | 1:273,350 | 9,239 |
| Israel | 74% | 21 | 1:400,139 | 8,803 |
| New Zealand | - | 21 | 1:216,002 | 7,140 |
| Hong Kong | - | 20 | 1:387,636 | 3,995 |
| Belarus | 100% | 17 | 1:557,787 | 3,467 |
| France | 100% | 16 | 1:4,154,396 | 18,164 |
| Libya | - | 16 | 1:388,832 | 1,019 |
| Oman | - | 16 | 1:256,792 | 3,659 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 16 | 1:1,485,605 | 45,572 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 16 | 1:447,000 | 16,807 |
| Congo | 50% | 14 | 1:357,800 | 7,134 |
| Germany | 67% | 14 | 1:6,905,563 | 25,447 |
| Kenya | - | 14 | 1:3,307,651 | 22,394 |
| Greece | 71% | 13 | 1:841,119 | 8,698 |
| South Korea | - | 13 | 1:426,494 | 11,600 |
| Italy | 82% | 12 | 1:5,088,508 | 23,387 |
| Norway | 55% | 12 | 1:427,694 | 8,125 |
| Niger | - | 11 | 1:1,743,999 | 22,373 |
| Vietnam | - | 11 | 1:8,420,283 | 3,954 |
| Spain | - | 10 | 1:4,652,996 | 15,347 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 9 | 1:11,044 | 1,733 |
| Ghana | - | 9 | 1:2,998,468 | 5,965 |
| Tunisia | - | 9 | 1:75,211 | 3,284 |
| Uzbekistan | 50% | 9 | 1:3,420,716 | 8,576 |
| Cameroon | 80% | 8 | 1:2,701,313 | 52,296 |
| Qatar | - | 8 | 1:296,201 | 31,456 |
| Scotland | 100% | 8 | 1:668,796 | 7,564 |
| Wales | 100% | 8 | 1:386,789 | 5,520 |
| Armenia | 75% | 7 | 1:416,965 | 5,243 |
| Colombia | - | 7 | 1:6,825,561 | 33,843 |
| Guam | - | 7 | 1:22,949 | 2,164 |
| Jordan | - | 7 | 1:1,260,968 | 6,027 |
| Nepal | - | 7 | 1:4,069,622 | 46,681 |
| Ireland | 60% | 6 | 1:773,920 | 6,824 |
| American Samoa | - | 6 | 1:9,308 | 1,982 |
| Liberia | 100% | 6 | 1:735,344 | 18,173 |
| Papua New Guinea | 67% | 6 | 1:1,358,719 | 89,225 |
| Switzerland | 67% | 6 | 1:1,368,916 | 14,223 |
| Syria | - | 6 | 1:3,217,679 | 5,023 |
| Uganda | 50% | 6 | 1:6,826,153 | 53,479 |
| Bahrain | - | 4 | 1:337,168 | 4,986 |
| Benin | - | 4 | 1:2,643,961 | 45,199 |
| Ecuador | - | 4 | 1:4,431,730 | 16,276 |
| Guatemala | - | 4 | 1:4,027,107 | 7,742 |
| Haiti | - | 4 | 1:2,681,738 | 23,796 |
| Japan | - | 4 | 1:31,996,514 | 55,536 |
| Romania | - | 4 | 1:5,012,994 | 31,756 |
| Suriname | - | 4 | 1:138,203 | 2,927 |
| Tajikistan | - | 4 | 1:2,093,730 | 5,016 |
| Finland | 75% | 3 | 1:1,827,728 | 14,078 |
| Peru | - | 3 | 1:10,597,151 | 58,549 |
| Senegal | - | 3 | 1:4,860,452 | 20,187 |
| Albania | - | 2 | 1:1,523,285 | 33,816 |
| Brunei | - | 2 | 1:209,785 | 2,478 |
| Chile | - | 2 | 1:8,803,604 | 33,591 |
| Croatia | - | 2 | 1:2,108,538 | 15,895 |
| Cuba | - | 2 | 1:5,753,276 | 9,613 |
| Denmark | - | 2 | 1:2,824,749 | 21,465 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Ivory Coast | - | 2 | 1:11,537,966 | 95,271 |
| Kyrgyzstan | - | 2 | 1:2,986,638 | 34,954 |
| Moldova | - | 2 | 1:1,780,570 | 7,407 |
| Namibia | - | 2 | 1:1,202,090 | 12,702 |
| Serbia | - | 2 | 1:3,572,860 | 8,125 |
| Venezuela | 67% | 2 | 1:15,100,946 | 147,145 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Burkina Faso | - | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Burundi | - | 1 | 1:9,906,559 | 2,558 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Gambia | - | 1 | 1:1,926,596 | 1,391 |
| Georgia | 100% | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Lebanon | - | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| North Macedonia | - | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Mauritania | - | 1 | 1:4,095,239 | 27,701 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Monaco | 100% | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Mongolia | - | 1 | 1:2,934,814 | 16,205 |
| Montenegro | - | 1 | 1:634,576 | 4,914 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 1 | 1:54,668 | 1,803 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | - | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Samoa | - | 1 | 1:195,190 | 1,348 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1:7,088,663 | 1,497 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Slovenia | - | 1 | 1:2,458,758 | 6,723 |
| Somalia | - | 1 | 1:13,525,867 | 7,760 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 1 | 1:11,551,019 | 3,224 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Ukraine | - | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
Star (42,133) may also be a surname.
Star Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Teutonic name, meaning: A celestial body, appearing as a luminous point.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Star Forename Popularity
Star Demographics
Star Religious Adherence
in Russia
Sample size: 19 (2016)
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starr | 89 | 77,890 | / |
| Stare | 89 | 574 | / |
| Start | 89 | 496 | / |
| Stair | 89 | 254 | / |
| Stard | 89 | 107 | / |
| Sttar | 89 | 87 | / |
| Sthar | 89 | 52 | / |
| Staar | 89 | 36 | / |
| Starz | 89 | 31 | / |
| Stahr | 89 | 19 | / |
| Stear | 89 | 18 | / |
| Starh | 89 | 13 | / |
| Sstar | 89 | 9 | / |
| Starp | 89 | 9 | / |
| Shtar | 89 | 5 | / |
| Jstar | 89 | 4 | / |
| Staur | 89 | 3 | / |
| Hstar | 89 | 1 | / |
| Stasr | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sıtar | 89 | 1 | / |
| Zstar | 89 | 1 | / |
| Staurt | 80 | 206 | / |
| Starre | 80 | 75 | / |
| Pstarh | 80 | 31 | / |
| Stahar | 80 | 10 | / |
| Staire | 80 | 9 | / |
| Steart | 80 | 9 | / |
| Sthair | 80 | 6 | / |
| Staart | 80 | 5 | / |
| Steard | 80 | 2 | / |
| Staarr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sttart | 80 | 1 | / |
| Starrz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Starzz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Stahrr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Stharh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Stharr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jstarr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sdtarr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ssttar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shttar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shtarr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shstar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hstaar | 80 | 1 | / |
| S-Tair | 80 | 1 | / |
| Staarz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sstarr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sstart | 80 | 1 | / |
| Stayre | 80 | 1 | / |
| Stthar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Starpp | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sttarr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sttaar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shtarh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Stor | 75 | 224 | / |
| Stwr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ztar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Xtar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Stahare | 73 | 27 | / |
| Sehetar | 73 | 5 | / |
| Sutariu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Staheer | 73 | 2 | / |
| S'Taire | 73 | 1 | / |
| Starova | 73 | 1 | / |
| Starȗɏȁ | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sthahar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Schtair | 73 | 1 | / |
| Store | 67 | 1,515 | / |
| Stour | 67 | 45 | / |
| Chtar | 67 | 26 | / |
| Sthor | 67 | 13 | / |
| Steyr | 67 | 12 | / |
| Storr | 67 | 11 | / |
| Stoor | 67 | 10 | / |
| Storz | 67 | 10 | / |
| Steur | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sehettar | 67 | 8 | / |
| Steir | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wstry | 67 | 3 | / |
| Storp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shtor | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ssttaarr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Stort | 67 | 1 | / |
| Stoir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Stord | 67 | 1 | / |
| Stotr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Åstor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Psitaree | 67 | 1 | / |
Star Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Star in the Russian language | ||
| Стар | star | - |
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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 Star