Urania Forename

61,883rd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 9,845 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Nicaragua
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Urania Forename Definition:

A female name. Greek Ούρανία, the Muse of Astronomy (from ούρανός ‘the sky’). It was also an epithet of Aphrodite. Sir Philip Sidney addressed poems to Urania, which became a favourite poetic title in both France and England. It has been used as a christian name in some families.

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Urania Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nicaragua
100%
3,5571:1,692335
Brazil
100%
1,8931:113,1736,043
Mexico
100%
1,1941:103,9742,608
United States
100%
8101:447,57712,282
Dominican Republic-3891:26,8162,265
Venezuela
100%
2941:102,7284,633
El Salvador-2881:22,0201,102
Costa Rica
100%
2251:21,1911,417
Panama
100%
1921:20,3472,001
Colombia
100%
1401:341,2786,276
Albania
 
99%
1181:25,8182,998
Chile
100%
1081:163,0303,302
Italy
100%
1031:592,8366,018
Honduras
100%
811:108,8583,390
Portugal-651:160,1673,695
Canada
100%
491:676,19115,827
Saint Lucia
100%
421:4,234728
Greece
100%
281:390,5205,921
Argentina
100%
281:1,527,6166,532
Georgia
 
97%
261:143,7874,513
Switzerland
100%
181:456,3057,530
South Africa
100%
151:3,635,51086,845
England
100%
151:3,706,86137,754
Israel
100%
141:600,20810,774
France
100%
131:5,113,10320,531
Germany
100%
121:8,056,49029,150
Cuba-91:1,278,5064,217
Peru
100%
81:3,973,93231,495
Philippines
100%
81:13,251,185172,764
Sweden
100%
71:1,408,27224,832
Belize
100%
71:50,6163,777
Indonesia-61:42,993,945799,692
Czechia-61:1,776,0274,577
Belgium
100%
41:2,872,51022,632
Romania-41:5,012,99431,756
Angola-41:6,741,6524,704
DR Congo
100%
41:18,456,90195,891
Guatemala
100%
31:5,369,4769,171
Russia
100%
31:48,077,90198,779
Spain-31:15,509,98821,126
Ecuador-31:5,908,97318,111
Armenia
100%
31:972,9188,284
Turkey
100%
31:25,933,90352,822
Haiti-21:5,363,47632,317
China-21:683,027,89194,999
Austria
100%
21:4,257,10013,469
Papua New Guinea
100%
21:4,076,157155,819
Denmark-21:2,824,74921,465
Australia-21:6,828,81137,569
Taiwan-21:11,884,841132,786
Trinidad and Tobago-21:680,71023,658
Uganda
100%
21:20,478,46091,660
Malaysia
100%
21:15,224,970260,513
India
50%
 
21:607,438,9864,324,298
Hong Kong-21:3,876,36213,851
Wales
100%
11:3,094,30916,222
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Serbia-11:7,145,72110,629
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Cape Verde
100%
11:529,1516,361
Saint Kitts and Nevis-11:54,8612,604
Poland
100%
11:38,027,1129,241
Cyprus
100%
11:871,0765,368
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Nigeria
100%
11:177,564,360489,087
Dominica-11:75,4711,341
Netherlands
100%
11:16,902,08343,152
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Mauritius-11:1,297,78413,721
Luxembourg
100%
11:564,0495,042
Grenada
100%
11:108,1254,208
Abkhazia
100%
11:243,4223,525

The alternate forms: Urânia (16) & Uranía (3) are calculated separately.

Urania (61) may also be a surname.

Urania Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A female name. Greek Ούρανία, the Muse of Astronomy (from ούρανός ‘the sky’). It was also an epithet of Aphrodite. Sir Philip Sidney addressed poems to Urania, which became a favourite poetic title in both France and England. It has been used as a christian name in some families.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

A female name derived from Urania, one of the Muses; also a name of Venus, signifying celestial.

Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock

(Urania from Sanscrit) Greek (feminine) - Who studies the skies.

What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody

Urania Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urânia9416/
Uranía943/
Ourania9225,665/
Eurania92466/
Uranija9261/
Aurania9255/
Hurania9246/
Urangia9211/
Urainia925/
Urannia925/
Uraniah922/
Urasnia922/
Urgania922/
Gurania921/
Urzania921/
Uirania921/
Aureania864/
Uranihas863/
Eurainia863/
Ouraania862/
Eurrania862/
Heurania862/
Autrania861/
Aurangia861/
Eurannia861/
Uranihad861/
Uranijay861/
Urayniah861/
Ouranias861/
Ouraniea861/
Hurgania861/
Eureania861/
Irania832,789/
Uranio83385/
Orania83372/
Urenia8350/
Uranea8339/
Uranya8330/
Uronia833/
Uranha832/
Urzainiah804/
Guranaiya801/
Husraniah801/
Aurenia77157/
Hirania7794/
Eurenia7737/
Euranio7733/
Euronia7721/
Iraniah7719/
Horania7718/
Irannia7715/
Usronia7714/
Auranio7711/
Huranio7711/
Ierania779/
Auronia777/
Jirania777/
Orzania776/
Guranya775/
Oreania774/
Uranjay774/
Ouranea773/
Auranja773/
Euranya773/
Huranya773/
Huronia773/
Euranea773/
Auranea772/
Ireania772/
Uyronia772/
Guranio772/
Ouranya772/
Irrania772/
Oranija771/
Auranya771/
Aurênia771/
Utranya771/
Uronnia771/
Urainea771/
Uranijo771/
Uranjah771/
Iraynia771/
Huragna771/
Huranea771/
Huranja771/
Hurenia771/
Orannia771/
Orrania771/
Urannio771/
Urannya771/
Irainia771/
Urangaijai751/
Uraña734/
Ouranios71102/
Gouranja7126/
Hierania7112/
Gurgonia718/
Eutronia714/
Gauranja714/
Eutranio713/
Horrania713/
Euronias712/
Orainnia712/
Auranjay712/
Uraiwaon712/
Gouranya711/
Gauranya711/
Guranjya711/
Eurosnia711/
Uranaiyo711/
Irrainia711/
Irhaenia711/
Hirainia711/
Hiraynia711/
Orhanija711/
Euranioh711/
Ur Ayuni711/
Uraiwoan711/
Jiraniah711/
Heuranio711/
Horzania711/
Aurenija711/
Aureanea711/
Aranawia711/
Irenia676,556/
Iranio67165/
Ironia67114/
Oranio6746/
Oronia6725/
Oranya679/
Iranja677/
Urânio675/
Oranja674/
Huitronia674/
Urangayya673/
Irahaniah673/
Uranyo672/
Urenio672/
Uraneo672/
Arniao672/
Gauranjay671/
Urãnio671/
Irânia671/
Iränia671/
Irénia671/
Irónia671/
Irônia671/
Irañia671/
Ur Ain671/
Uramja671/
Uranjo671/

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