Taina Forename
13,328th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 73,498 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Finland
Taina Forename User-submission:
This name means 'celestial star' or 'morning star'.
According to the legend of the Carajas, an indigenous tribe in northern Brazil, Tainá-can was a great star. Venerated as a god, Tainá-can visited the land once a year in the form of an old man.
Read More About This ForenameTaina Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 100% | 53,850 | 1:3,978 | 557 |
| Finland | 100% | 10,790 | 1:508 | 141 |
| United States | 100% | 1,687 | 1:214,900 | 7,469 |
| Haiti | 100% | 1,570 | 1:6,832 | 859 |
| Fiji | - | 1,237 | 1:721 | 126 |
| Sweden | 100% | 571 | 1:17,264 | 1,266 |
| India | 69% | 355 | 1:3,422,191 | 148,937 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 343 | 1:88,052 | 4,187 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 303 | 1:34,427 | 2,662 |
| Indonesia | - | 267 | 1:966,156 | 60,583 |
| French Polynesia | - | 200 | 1:1,390 | 319 |
| Papua New Guinea | 57% | 191 | 1:42,682 | 4,160 |
| Russia | 100% | 163 | 1:884,869 | 7,953 |
| Namibia | - | 161 | 1:14,933 | 1,533 |
| New Zealand | - | 150 | 1:30,240 | 1,995 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 138 | 1:25,727 | 1,021 |
| Canada | 100% | 116 | 1:285,633 | 9,373 |
| Germany | 100% | 104 | 1:929,595 | 7,525 |
| Panama | 100% | 88 | 1:44,393 | 3,124 |
| Nigeria | 95% | 86 | 1:2,064,702 | 41,042 |
| England | 98% | 78 | 1:712,858 | 13,412 |
| Peru | 100% | 74 | 1:429,614 | 8,127 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 72 | 1:66,222 | 2,570 |
| Chile | 98% | 67 | 1:262,794 | 4,243 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 63 | 1:268,287 | 8,818 |
| Portugal | - | 46 | 1:226,323 | 4,580 |
| Colombia | - | 42 | 1:1,137,593 | 12,275 |
| Spain | 100% | 40 | 1:1,163,249 | 9,254 |
| Cameroon | 70% | 39 | 1:554,115 | 17,419 |
| Norway | 100% | 39 | 1:131,598 | 3,847 |
| France | 100% | 34 | 1:1,955,010 | 11,553 |
| Iraq | 100% | 34 | 1:1,029,937 | 8,327 |
| Mexico | 100% | 34 | 1:3,651,307 | 16,729 |
| Denmark | - | 28 | 1:201,768 | 4,445 |
| Estonia | - | 20 | 1:65,769 | 3,350 |
| Thailand | 100% | 20 | 1:3,503,291 | 76,523 |
| Ivory Coast | 82% | 19 | 1:1,214,523 | 33,777 |
| Philippines | 100% | 19 | 1:5,579,446 | 93,508 |
| Australia | - | 18 | 1:758,757 | 10,216 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 17 | 1:907,283 | 33,225 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 16 | 1:1,109,178 | 11,387 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 16 | 1:3,299,270 | 23,966 |
| Ecuador | - | 15 | 1:1,181,795 | 8,518 |
| South Africa | 89% | 15 | 1:3,635,510 | 86,845 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 15 | 1:547,566 | 8,396 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 14 | 1:429,881 | 7,902 |
| Honduras | 100% | 12 | 1:734,789 | 9,414 |
| Italy | 95% | 12 | 1:5,088,508 | 23,387 |
| El Salvador | - | 11 | 1:576,526 | 4,842 |
| Qatar | 100% | 10 | 1:236,960 | 22,379 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 10 | 1:2,376,968 | 55,480 |
| Bangladesh | - | 9 | 1:17,717,930 | 19,122 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 9 | 1:3,383,327 | 86,111 |
| Uruguay | - | 9 | 1:380,849 | 5,148 |
| Belgium | 100% | 8 | 1:1,436,255 | 15,198 |
| Cook Islands | - | 8 | 1:2,269 | 351 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 6 | 1:1,607,157 | 18,833 |
| Cuba | - | 6 | 1:1,917,759 | 4,898 |
| Greece | - | 5 | 1:2,186,910 | 11,382 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 67% | 5 | 1:1,194,655 | 24,199 |
| Uganda | 60% | 5 | 1:8,191,384 | 58,906 |
| Congo | 100% | 4 | 1:1,252,301 | 19,043 |
| Malta | - | 4 | 1:107,340 | 2,111 |
| Mongolia | 100% | 4 | 1:733,704 | 10,632 |
| New Caledonia | 100% | 4 | 1:67,541 | 2,087 |
| Romania | - | 4 | 1:5,012,994 | 31,756 |
| Scotland | - | 4 | 1:1,337,592 | 11,885 |
| Tonga | - | 4 | 1:26,859 | 378 |
| Ireland | - | 3 | 1:1,547,840 | 7,573 |
| Armenia | 100% | 3 | 1:972,918 | 8,284 |
| Belarus | 100% | 3 | 1:3,160,795 | 12,102 |
| Israel | 100% | 3 | 1:2,800,973 | 24,529 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 3 | 1:15,166,636 | 17,541 |
| Wales | 100% | 3 | 1:1,031,436 | 10,092 |
| Zambia | - | 3 | 1:5,284,931 | 37,895 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 2 | 1:16,311,758 | 48,279 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 2 | 1:15,625 | 1,557 |
| China | - | 2 | 1:683,027,891 | 94,999 |
| Croatia | - | 2 | 1:2,108,538 | 15,895 |
| Jamaica | - | 2 | 1:1,441,614 | 15,741 |
| Kenya | - | 2 | 1:23,153,555 | 56,680 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 2 | 1:2,813,786 | 13,895 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 2 | 1:25,615 | 3,101 |
| Montenegro | 100% | 2 | 1:317,288 | 3,822 |
| Nepal | 50% | 2 | 1:14,243,676 | 86,069 |
| Niger | 100% | 2 | 1:9,591,997 | 55,581 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Aruba | - | 1 | 1:103,780 | 2,838 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Cambodia | 100% | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Chad | 100% | 1 | 1:13,598,398 | 15,363 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| Ethiopia | - | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Laos | - | 1 | 1:6,586,856 | 1,888 |
| Latvia | 100% | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Norfolk Island | - | 1 | 1:2,324 | 291 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Singapore | 100% | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 1 | 1:7,151,993 | 94,323 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
The alternate forms: Tainá (475), Tainã (58), Taïna (49), Taína (39), Táina (6) & Taíná (1) are calculated separately.
Taina (1,264) may also be a surname.
Taina Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This name means 'celestial star' or 'morning star'.
According to the legend of the Carajas, an indigenous tribe in northern Brazil, Tainá-can was a great star. Venerated as a god, Tainá-can visited the land once a year in the form of an old man.
According to legend, it was Tainá-can who was responsible for teaching the Carajá people to cultivate cassava, corn and other foods from agriculture.
- taynahcunhaIt is an indigenous name, meaning 'star', 'shining' and 'perfect' in Tupi.
- thaynnaraTaina Forename Popularity
Taina Demographics
Average Taina Salary in
United States
$39,980 USD
Per year
Rank:
251,476 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000387504
Rank: 8,384 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
91.85%
Sample size: 799 (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
Taina Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Taina in the Russian language | ||
| Таина | taina | - |
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