Throughout the world, George (George 
, جورج 
, Γιώργος 
, along with others...) is a prevalent masculine given name. The first name George is characteristic of Cyprus, where it is a common male name, Romania, and Lebanon (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in the United States, Tanzania, and Nigeria. Very seldom, George is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| George | Kenya, India, Ghana, United States, Nigeria |
| جورج | Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan |
| Γιώργος | Greece |
| ジョージ | Japan |
| Георг | Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Russia, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan |
| Георге | Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Armenia, Russia |
| 喬治, 乔治 | China |
| ג'ורג' | Israel |
| Джордж | Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Russia, Bulgaria |
| Siaosi | Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States, Canada |
| چورچ | Egypt |
Chorche, Corc, Djokovich, Djuro, Džordž, Egor, Geordie, Georg, Georges, Georgi, Georgică, Georgii, Georgij, Georgije, Georgijs, Georgios, Georgis, Georgius, Georgiy, Georgo, Georgová, Georgy, Georgè, Georgé, Georgë, Gevorg, Geworg, Geórge, Geórgios, Geôrge, Geõrge, Geőrge, Geǿrge, Gheorghe, Gică, Gieorgij, Gigi, Giorgi, Giorgio, Giorgios, Giorgis, Giorgos, Giōrgos, Gorch, Gueorgui, Guiorgui, Guéorgui, Gyuri, György, Gèorge,
George is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: George Weasley , the fictional character of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone; George Smiley , the character by John le Carré, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold; George Hammond , the fictional character in Stargate, Stargate SG-1; George Wickham , the fictional character from Pride and Prejudice, Pride & Prejudice and George Jetson , the fictional character in The Jetsons, Space Jam: A New Legacy, and in many other works.
| george pisida 7th century Byzantine poet (b. 580) |
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| george of choziba CY (b. 650) |
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| george of amastris TR (b. 701) |
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| george the standard-bearer Archbishop of Mytilene from 804-815 (b. 776) |
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| george of mytilene (b. 776) |
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| george of arbela East Syriac churchman and author who served as the metropolitan of Mosul and Erbil (Arbela) from c. 960 until after 987, JO (b. 950) |
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george of thessaloniki orthodox bishop (b. 1000) |
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| george of chqondidi Georgian saint and bishop (b. 1001) |
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| george palaiologos Byzantine general (b. 1068) |
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| george of duklja King of Duklja (b. 1100) |
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| george ii of constantinople Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (b. 1101) |
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| george bardanes Byzantine bishop (b. 1101) |
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| george galesiotes (b. 1201) |
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| george akropolites Byzantine Greek historian, diplomat (1217-1282) (b. 1217) |
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| george i šubić of bribir Croatian nobleman (b. 1247) |
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