Veda Forename
11,448th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 87,640 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran
Veda Forename Definition:
A Sanskrit name, meaning: Knowledge.
Veda Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 100% | 39,259 | 1:1,999 | 310 |
| India | 83% | 25,573 | 1:47,506 | 6,433 |
| Nepal | 65% | 8,745 | 1:3,258 | 482 |
| United States | 100% | 8,291 | 1:43,727 | 2,574 |
| Turkey | 94% | 909 | 1:85,590 | 2,942 |
| Mexico | 95% | 822 | 1:151,027 | 3,124 |
| Jamaica | - | 656 | 1:4,395 | 746 |
| DR Congo | 55% | 637 | 1:115,899 | 5,951 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 373 | 1:80,970 | 3,954 |
| England | 99% | 323 | 1:172,145 | 5,369 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 291 | 1:105,885 | 10,050 |
| Philippines | 88% | 162 | 1:654,379 | 20,183 |
| Canada | 100% | 143 | 1:231,702 | 8,303 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 134 | 1:10,160 | 1,498 |
| Australia | - | 129 | 1:105,873 | 3,696 |
| South Africa | 100% | 129 | 1:422,734 | 21,319 |
| Indonesia | - | 119 | 1:2,167,762 | 108,967 |
| Guatemala | 92% | 73 | 1:220,663 | 3,158 |
| Russia | 100% | 65 | 1:2,218,980 | 14,456 |
| Argentina | 88% | 58 | 1:737,470 | 4,452 |
| Haiti | - | 43 | 1:249,464 | 10,581 |
| Scotland | 100% | 43 | 1:124,427 | 2,688 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 42 | 1:776,750 | 10,713 |
| Brazil | 100% | 42 | 1:5,100,861 | 79,262 |
| Barbados | - | 38 | 1:7,626 | 930 |
| Kuwait | - | 28 | 1:135,188 | 8,745 |
| Paraguay | 95% | 28 | 1:258,457 | 3,654 |
| Mauritius | - | 25 | 1:51,911 | 3,113 |
| Colombia | - | 24 | 1:1,990,789 | 16,766 |
| Honduras | 100% | 18 | 1:489,859 | 7,529 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 18 | 1:939,005 | 16,684 |
| Guyana | 100% | 17 | 1:44,898 | 4,357 |
| Peru | 100% | 17 | 1:1,870,086 | 19,702 |
| Grenada | 100% | 16 | 1:6,758 | 1,006 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 15 | 1:6,626 | 1,171 |
| Chile | 100% | 15 | 1:1,173,814 | 9,993 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 14 | 1:499,314 | 7,798 |
| Tanzania | 75% | 14 | 1:3,770,594 | 24,827 |
| Thailand | 100% | 13 | 1:5,389,678 | 96,686 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 12 | 1:5,108 | 894 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 12 | 1:595,999 | 19,549 |
| El Salvador | - | 11 | 1:576,526 | 4,842 |
| France | 100% | 11 | 1:6,042,758 | 22,831 |
| Malaysia | 57% | 11 | 1:2,768,176 | 73,791 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 10 | 1:476,795 | 7,334 |
| Wales | 100% | 10 | 1:309,431 | 4,737 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 9 | 1:5,055,545 | 8,900 |
| Kenya | 100% | 8 | 1:5,788,389 | 30,473 |
| Cambodia | 60% | 7 | 1:2,324,761 | 25,689 |
| Liberia | 100% | 7 | 1:630,294 | 15,835 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 7 | 1:15,940 | 2,043 |
| Belarus | 83% | 6 | 1:1,580,397 | 7,457 |
| China | - | 6 | 1:227,675,964 | 74,319 |
| Germany | 100% | 6 | 1:16,112,979 | 44,905 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 6 | 1:9,144 | 1,176 |
| Singapore | 75% | 6 | 1:1,047,842 | 15,242 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 6 | 1:18,291 | 1,938 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 6 | 1:2,570,636 | 64,965 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 5 | 1:2,651 | 523 |
| Denmark | - | 5 | 1:1,129,900 | 12,942 |
| Nigeria | 61% | 5 | 1:35,512,872 | 242,191 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 5 | 1:38,871,536 | 142,270 |
| Sweden | 100% | 5 | 1:1,971,581 | 30,505 |
| Uganda | 80% | 5 | 1:8,191,384 | 58,906 |
| Uruguay | - | 5 | 1:685,527 | 7,487 |
| Bahamas | - | 4 | 1:99,842 | 1,712 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 4 | 1:39,865,342 | 24,379 |
| Belgium | 100% | 4 | 1:2,872,510 | 22,632 |
| Hong Kong | - | 4 | 1:1,938,181 | 8,439 |
| Ivory Coast | 75% | 4 | 1:5,768,983 | 76,946 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 4 | 1:4,436,711 | 24,678 |
| Zambia | - | 4 | 1:3,963,698 | 31,018 |
| Croatia | 100% | 3 | 1:1,405,692 | 11,430 |
| Nicaragua | - | 3 | 1:2,006,112 | 19,543 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 3 | 1:2,717,438 | 132,395 |
| Albania | 100% | 2 | 1:1,523,285 | 33,816 |
| Austria | 100% | 2 | 1:4,257,100 | 13,469 |
| Bolivia | - | 2 | 1:5,300,702 | 6,605 |
| Dominica | - | 2 | 1:37,736 | 863 |
| Ecuador | - | 2 | 1:8,863,460 | 21,868 |
| Montserrat | - | 2 | 1:2,438 | 412 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 2 | 1:88,908 | 5,280 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 2 | 1:4,106,748 | 25,883 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 2 | 1:11,884,841 | 132,786 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Aruba | - | 1 | 1:103,780 | 2,838 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Bermuda | - | 1 | 1:64,826 | 2,481 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Italy | 81% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Malawi | - | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Mauritania | 100% | 1 | 1:4,095,239 | 27,701 |
| Monaco | - | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Qatar | - | 1 | 1:2,369,605 | 59,530 |
| Rwanda | - | 1 | 1:11,371,433 | 4,615 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Syria | - | 1 | 1:19,306,075 | 9,560 |
The alternate forms: Věda (12), Véda (3) & Vêda (1) are calculated separately.
Veda (4,026) may also be a surname.
Veda Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Sanskrit name, meaning: Knowledge.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Veda Forename Popularity
Veda Demographics
Veda Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 1,685 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
Veda Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Veda in the Russian language | ||
| Веда | veda | - |
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