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The most popular given names vary nationally, regionally, and culturally.Lists of widely used given names can consist of those most often bestowed upon infants born within the last year, thus reflecting the current naming trends, or else be composed of the personal names occurring most often within the total population.
According to the sixth edition of The Columbia Encyclopedia (2000), Muhammad is probably the most common given name in the world, including variations. [7] The Independent reported in 2014 that more than 150 million men and boys in the world bear the name Muhammad, which would make it the most popular name in the world. [8]
Principal language families of the world (and in some cases geographic groups of families). For greater detail, see Distribution of languages in the world. This is a list of languages by total number of speakers. It is difficult to define what constitutes a language as opposed to a dialect.
Lists of the most common surnames by continent: List of most common surnames in Asia. List of most common surnames in Europe. List of most common surnames in North America. List of most common surnames in Oceania. List of most common surnames in South America.
Ethnologue (2024) The following languages are listed as having at least 50 million first-language speakers in the 27th edition of Ethnologue published in 2024. [7] This section does not include entries that Ethnologue identifies as macrolanguages encompassing all their respective varieties, such as Arabic, Lahnda, Persian, Malay, Pashto, and ...
List of the most popular given names in South Korea. Lists of most common surnames. List of the most common surnames in Germany. List of most common surnames in Asia. List of most common surnames in Europe. List of most common surnames in North America. List of most common surnames in Oceania. List of most common surnames in South America.
It was among the top three most popular names for each year since 1953, only falling out of the top five in 2011 for the first time since 1949. [5] In 2014, Michael was the 20th most popular name in Northern Ireland, [6] 27th in Canada [7] and 42nd in Australia. [8] In England and Wales, Michael ranked 53rd in 2011 and 2012. [9]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Given names. For convenience, all given names should be included in this category. This includes all given names that can also be found in the subcategories. See also the categories Names by country and Surnames. Given names which have been used by individuals (historical and fictitious).