Syria Forename
43,391st
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 16,532 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Lebanon
Syria Forename Definition:
Sir'-re-a, sublime, deceiving. In Hebrew, it is called Aram, from the patriarch Aram. It is a country of Asia, having the Mediterranean on the west, Mount Taurus on the north, the Euphrates and Arabia on the east, and to the south, Judea.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 99% | 5,173 | 1:6,306 | 809 |
| Iraq | 100% | 4,572 | 1:7,659 | 733 |
| Iran | 51% | 1,929 | 1:40,693 | 1,636 |
| Yemen | - | 1,301 | 1:20,213 | 924 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 909 | 1:6,191 | 806 |
| Syria | - | 533 | 1:36,222 | 1,475 |
| Jordan | 100% | 500 | 1:17,654 | 1,010 |
| Zimbabwe | 98% | 283 | 1:54,501 | 4,629 |
| Brazil | 56% | 255 | 1:840,142 | 23,301 |
| United States | 100% | 208 | 1:1,742,966 | 30,398 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 109 | 1:65,615 | 5,687 |
| Palestine | 100% | 102 | 1:44,608 | 1,434 |
| Uganda | 100% | 98 | 1:417,928 | 10,487 |
| Kuwait | - | 66 | 1:57,352 | 4,703 |
| Taiwan | - | 65 | 1:365,687 | 24,246 |
| Philippines | 100% | 53 | 1:2,000,179 | 44,572 |
| Mexico | 100% | 41 | 1:3,027,913 | 15,045 |
| England | 96% | 32 | 1:1,737,591 | 23,425 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 31 | 1:6,269,603 | 54,431 |
| India | 98% | 31 | 1:39,189,612 | 730,907 |
| DR Congo | 67% | 21 | 1:3,515,600 | 73,131 |
| Cambodia | 59% | 21 | 1:774,920 | 13,633 |
| Zambia | - | 16 | 1:990,925 | 15,612 |
| Botswana | 100% | 16 | 1:136,528 | 10,720 |
| Nigeria | 86% | 15 | 1:11,837,624 | 127,959 |
| South Africa | 78% | 15 | 1:3,635,510 | 86,845 |
| Malaysia | 94% | 13 | 1:2,342,303 | 65,302 |
| Tunisia | 67% | 9 | 1:75,211 | 3,284 |
| Malawi | 67% | 9 | 1:1,901,368 | 9,999 |
| Argentina | 100% | 7 | 1:6,110,463 | 14,292 |
| Albania | 100% | 6 | 1:507,762 | 18,007 |
| Congo | 100% | 6 | 1:834,868 | 13,992 |
| Venezuela | - | 5 | 1:6,040,379 | 77,223 |
| Oman | 100% | 5 | 1:821,733 | 6,168 |
| Italy | 100% | 4 | 1:15,265,522 | 38,916 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 4 | 1:7,703,141 | 17,485 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 4 | 1:2,038,078 | 115,092 |
| Egypt | - | 4 | 1:22,975,236 | 27,891 |
| Hong Kong | - | 3 | 1:2,584,242 | 11,307 |
| Chile | 100% | 3 | 1:5,869,069 | 26,159 |
| Peru | 100% | 3 | 1:10,597,151 | 58,549 |
| Ecuador | - | 3 | 1:5,908,973 | 18,111 |
| Namibia | - | 3 | 1:801,393 | 11,859 |
| Greece | 100% | 2 | 1:5,467,274 | 17,678 |
| China | - | 2 | 1:683,027,891 | 94,999 |
| Honduras | - | 2 | 1:4,408,734 | 23,808 |
| Belize | 100% | 2 | 1:177,154 | 5,935 |
| Paraguay | 50% | 2 | 1:3,618,402 | 11,946 |
| Panama | - | 2 | 1:1,953,278 | 31,007 |
| Jamaica | - | 2 | 1:1,441,614 | 15,741 |
| Israel | 100% | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| El Salvador | - | 2 | 1:3,170,893 | 11,665 |
| Indonesia | - | 2 | 1:128,981,834 | 1,206,875 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Wales | - | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Canada | - | 1 | 1:33,133,372 | 113,810 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Thailand | - | 1 | 1:70,065,813 | 391,235 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Sweden | 100% | 1 | 1:9,857,907 | 78,968 |
| Kosovo | - | 1 | 1:1,861,440 | 22,170 |
| Scotland | 100% | 1 | 1:5,350,366 | 24,769 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Russia | 100% | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Croatia | - | 1 | 1:4,217,076 | 20,943 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| France | 100% | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
Syria (229) may also be a surname.
Syria Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Sir'-re-a, sublime, deceiving. In Hebrew, it is called Aram, from the patriarch Aram. It is a country of Asia, having the Mediterranean on the west, Mount Taurus on the north, the Euphrates and Arabia on the east, and to the south, Judea. Antioch was its capital. 2 Sam. viii., x.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: exalted.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
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