Names distinctive to Jamaica

The list of names unique to Jamaica*

Female forenames

NameUniqueness Prevalence rank
1. Shanique 61% 1.
2. Yanique 66% 2.
3. Kadian 29% 3.
4. Kimone 74% 5.
5. Jodian 82% 7.
6. Nordia 61% 6.
7. Nickesha 76% 12.
8. Annakay 87% 15.
9. Winsome 22% 4.
10. Kayon 50% 9.
11. Shadae 55% 11.
12. Natoya 41% 8.
13. Keneisha 54% 14.
14. Nardia 43% 16.
15. Kerryann 27% 10.
16. Tashana 37% 16.
17. Davia 21% 13.

Male forenames

NameUniqueness Prevalence rank
1. Kemar 83% 1.
2. Oshane 93% 3.
3. Oneil 57% 4.
4. Damion 21% 2.
5. Unruly 100% 6.
6. Kxng 100% 10.
7. Delroy 28% 5.
8. Odane 84% 8.
9. Kenroy 70% 9.
10. Rushane 90% 15.
11. Shemar 67% 12.
12. Shamar 38% 11.
13. Oniel 45% 14.
14. Fitzroy 27% 7.
15. Tajay 81% 16.
16. Ackeem 93% 17.
17. Jevaughn 88% 20.
18. Roshane 78% 21.
19. Kemoy 86% 22.
20. Kevon 24% 12.
21. Davian 44% 18.
22. Orane 33% 19.

Surnames

NameUniqueness Prevalence rank
1. Beckford 45% 1.
2. Mullings 48% 2.
3. Swaby 47% 7.
4. Hylton 25% 3.
5. Vassell 58% 9.
6. Pinnock 37% 5.
7. Pryce 30% 4.
8. Peart 26% 6.
9. Haughton 27% 8.
10. Nembhard 53% 15.
11. Facey 37% 11.
12. Parchment 54% 16.
13. Wynter 40% 13.
14. Ebanks 31% 10.
15. Myrie 48% 19.
16. Farquharson 27% 12.
17. Holness 36% 18.
18. Wint 37% 20.
19. Wedderburn 41% 23.
20. Minott 46% 24.
21. Dunkley 20% 14.
22. Mccalla 28% 21.
23. Fearon 22% 17.
24. Coke 28% 22.
25. Byfield 33% 25.

*The rank of the unique name is the geometric average of the name uniqueness and the name prevalence in the respective country. Name uniqueness is measured only by the exact grapheme form (not taking into account transliterational equivalents or phonetic similarities).

** Country similarity is the correlation of the relative frequency of the names shared by two countries (as measured by cosine similarity).