Unique Forename
117,948th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 3,598 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Nauru
Unique Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 51% | 1,055 | 1:69,979 | 4,107 |
| Malawi | 100% | 846 | 1:20,227 | 1,818 |
| United States | 87% | 811 | 1:447,025 | 12,267 |
| Nigeria | 77% | 379 | 1:468,508 | 15,047 |
| Egypt | 50% | 130 | 1:706,930 | 15,746 |
| Philippines | 68% | 72 | 1:1,472,354 | 35,703 |
| India | 84% | 51 | 1:23,821,137 | 529,308 |
| Zimbabwe | 82% | 36 | 1:428,439 | 20,391 |
| Indonesia | - | 33 | 1:7,817,081 | 269,446 |
| Uganda | 87% | 32 | 1:1,279,904 | 20,143 |
| Pakistan | 80% | 30 | 1:6,478,589 | 55,825 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 19 | 1:1,137,395 | 29,084 |
| Myanmar | - | 16 | 1:3,246,767 | 1,079 |
| South Africa | 86% | 14 | 1:3,895,189 | 90,619 |
| Namibia | 50% | 12 | 1:200,348 | 5,052 |
| Tanzania | 57% | 9 | 1:5,865,369 | 30,875 |
| Congo | 50% | 7 | 1:715,601 | 13,459 |
| England | 100% | 5 | 1:11,120,584 | 76,686 |
| Malaysia | 60% | 5 | 1:6,089,988 | 140,568 |
| Israel | 75% | 4 | 1:2,100,730 | 20,870 |
| Thailand | 67% | 3 | 1:23,355,271 | 268,869 |
| Brazil | - | 3 | 1:71,412,051 | 442,691 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 50% | 2 | 1:55,790 | 4,636 |
| Zambia | - | 2 | 1:7,927,397 | 45,785 |
| Belgium | 50% | 2 | 1:5,745,020 | 30,381 |
| Nauru | 100% | 2 | 1:5,964 | 459 |
| Ivory Coast | 50% | 2 | 1:11,537,966 | 95,271 |
| Haiti | - | 2 | 1:5,363,476 | 32,317 |
| Guyana | - | 2 | 1:381,631 | 18,312 |
| Canada | - | 2 | 1:16,566,686 | 86,787 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Qatar | - | 1 | 1:2,369,605 | 59,530 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Sweden | 100% | 1 | 1:9,857,907 | 78,968 |
| Ghana | 100% | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Germany | 69% | 1 | 1:96,677,876 | 95,912 |
| Ethiopia | - | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
Unique (623) may also be a surname.
Unique Forename Popularity
Unique Demographics
Average Male Unique Height
174.67 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 39 (2014)
Average Female Unique Height
163.37 cm
Average female height (US):
161.5 cm
Sample size: 52 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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Footnotes
- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Unique