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World Country-name origins Map

Explore country-name origins by country on an interactive world map. Select a country to view its category, breakdown and source notes.

01 / CATEGORY MAP

Explore country-name origins around the world.

Explore country-name origins by country on an interactive world map. Select a country to view its category, breakdown and source notes.

JapanNature and resources
Fiji: No data No dataTanzania: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Western Sahara: No data No dataCanada: Places and landforms Wikidata P138United States: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Kazakhstan: Peoples and ethnic groups Wikidata P138Uzbekistan: Peoples and ethnic groups Wikidata P138Papua New Guinea: No data No dataIndonesia: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Argentina: Nature and resources Wikidata P138Chile: No data No dataCongo, Dem. Rep.: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Somalia, Fed. Rep.: No data No dataKenya: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Sudan: No data No dataChad: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Haiti: No data No dataDominican Republic: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Russian Federation: No data No dataBahamas, The: No data No dataFalkland Islands: No data No dataNorway: Other Wikidata P138Greenland: No data No dataFr. S. Antarctic Lands: No dataTimor-Leste: No data No dataSouth Africa: No data No dataLesotho: Nature and resources Wikidata P138Mexico: No data No dataUruguay: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Brazil: Nature and resources Wikidata P138Bolivia: People and mythological figures Wikidata P138Peru: No data No dataColombia: People and mythological figures Wikidata P138Panama: No data No dataCosta Rica: No data No dataNicaragua: People and mythological figures Wikidata P138Honduras: No data No dataEl Salvador: Words and titles Wikidata P138Guatemala: No data No dataBelize: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Venezuela, RB: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Guyana: No data No dataSuriname: No data No dataFrance: Peoples and ethnic groups Wikidata P138Ecuador: Direction and location Wikidata P138Puerto Rico (US): Places and landforms Wikidata P138Jamaica: No data No dataCuba: No data No dataZimbabwe: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Botswana: Peoples and ethnic groups Wikidata P138Namibia: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Senegal: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Mali: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Mauritania: Peoples and ethnic groups Wikidata P138Benin: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Niger: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Nigeria: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Cameroon: No data No dataTogo: No data No dataGhana: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Cote d'Ivoire: Other Wikidata P138Guinea: No data No dataGuinea-Bissau: No data No dataLiberia: No data No dataSierra Leone: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Burkina Faso: No data No dataCentral African Republic: No data No dataCongo, Rep.: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Gabon: Other Wikidata P138Equatorial Guinea: Direction and location Wikidata P138Zambia: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Malawi: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Mozambique: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Eswatini: No data No dataAngola: No data No dataBurundi: Nature and resources Wikidata P138Israel: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Lebanon: No data No dataMadagascar: No data No dataWest Bank and Gaza: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Gambia, The: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Tunisia: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Algeria: No data No dataJordan: Places and landforms Wikidata P138United Arab Emirates: No data No dataQatar: No data No dataKuwait: No data No dataIraq: No data No dataOman: No data No dataVanuatu: No data No dataCambodia: No data No dataThailand: No data No dataLao PDR: No data No dataMyanmar: No data No dataViet Nam: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Korea, Dem. People's Rep.: No data No dataKorea, Rep.: No data No dataMongolia: Peoples and ethnic groups Wikidata P138India: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Bangladesh: Nature and resources Wikidata P138Bhutan: No data No dataNepal: No data No dataPakistan: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Afghanistan: No data No dataTajikistan: No data No dataKyrgyz Republic: No data No dataTurkmenistan: No data No dataIran, Islamic Rep.: Peoples and ethnic groups Wikidata P138Syrian Arab Republic: No data No dataArmenia: No data No dataSweden: Peoples and ethnic groups Wikidata P138Belarus: Words and titles Wikidata P138Ukraine: Other Wikidata P138Poland: Other Wikidata P138Austria: Direction and location Wikidata P138Hungary: Peoples and ethnic groups Wikidata P138Moldova: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Romania: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Lithuania: No data No dataLatvia: No data No dataEstonia: Other Wikidata P138Germany: Peoples and ethnic groups Wikidata P138Bulgaria: Peoples and ethnic groups Wikidata P138Greece: People and mythological figures Wikidata P138Turkiye: No data No dataAlbania: No data No dataCroatia: No data No dataSwitzerland: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Luxembourg: Peoples and ethnic groups Wikidata P138Belgium: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Netherlands: No data No dataPortugal: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Spain: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Ireland: Places and landforms Wikidata P138New Caledonia: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Solomon Islands: People and mythological figures Wikidata P138New Zealand: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Australia: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Sri Lanka: No data No dataChina: Other Wikidata P138Taiwan: No data No dataItaly: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Denmark: No data No dataUnited Kingdom: Other Wikidata P138Iceland: Other Wikidata P138Azerbaijan: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Georgia: Peoples and ethnic groups Wikidata P138Philippines: People and mythological figures Wikidata P138Malaysia: No data No dataBrunei Darussalam: No data No dataSlovenia: No data No dataFinland: Peoples and ethnic groups Wikidata P138Slovak Republic: No data No dataCzechia: Peoples and ethnic groups Wikidata P138Eritrea: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Japan: Nature and resources Wikidata P138Paraguay: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Yemen, Rep.: No data No dataSaudi Arabia: People and mythological figures Wikidata P138Antarctica: No dataN. Cyprus: No dataCyprus: No data No dataMorocco: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Egypt, Arab Rep.: People and mythological figures Wikidata P138Libya: No data No dataEthiopia: No data No dataDjibouti: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Somaliland: No dataUganda: No data No dataRwanda: No data No dataBosnia and Herzegovina: No data No dataNorth Macedonia: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Serbia: No data No dataMontenegro: Places and landforms Wikidata P138Kosovo: No dataTrinidad and Tobago: Places and landforms Wikidata P138South Sudan: No data No data
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02 / ABOUT THIS DATA

How to read the World Country-name origins Map

Explore country-name origins by country on an interactive world map. Select a country to view its category, breakdown and source notes.

Coverage
121 countries and territories
Data period
Retrieved 23 July 2026

Colors show each country's leading category. Select a country for its breakdown, interpretation notes and source links.

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