Cities Named After People (Hard)

Normal one that gives the names of the people cities are named after: https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/1459100/cities-named-after-people Population data from https://www.citypopulation.de/ Rows marked in red are under 100k population but still included due to being capital cities
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Country / Territory
Answer
Population
India
Mumbai
18m
Brazil
São Paulo
12.4m
United States of America (New York)
New York City
8.2m
South Africa
Johannesburg
7.8m
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City
7m
India
Hyderabad
6.9m
Chile
Santiago
6.1m
India
Ahmedabad
5.6m
Russia
Saint Petersburg
5.6m
Egypt
Alexandria
5.3m
Australia
Melbourne
5.1m
Australia
Sydney
5m
India
Chennai
4.6m
United States of America (California)
Los Angeles
3.9m
China
Zhōngshān
3.8m
Pakistan
Faisalabad
3.2m
India
Jaipur
3m
Brazil
Salvador
2.9m
Philippines
Quezon City
2.9m
Ukraine
Kyiv
2.9m
India
Lucknow
2.8m
Italy
Rome
2.7m
South Africa
Durban
2.7m
Australia
Brisbane
2.6m
United States of America (Texas)
Houston
2.3m
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
2.2m
Zambia
Lusaka
2.2m
Angola
Viana
2.1m
India
Visakhapatnam
1.7m
Romania
Bucharest
1.7m
South Africa
Pretoria
1.7m
Turkey
Adana
1.7m
India
Ghaziabad
1.6m
Mexico
Ecatepec de Morelos
1.6m
Spain
Barcelona
1.6m
China
Qínhuángdăo
1.5m
Mexico
Ciudad Juárez
1.5m
Russia
Yekaterinburg
1.5m
United States of America (Texas)
San Antonio
1.5m
Australia
Adelaide
1.4m
Costa Rica
San José
1.4m
India
Faridabad
1.4m
New Zealand
Auckland
1.4m
Ukraine
Kharkiv
1.4m
China
Màomíng
1.3m
Republic of the Congo
Brazzaville
1.3m
United States of America (Texas)
Dallas
1.3m
United States of America (California)
San Diego
1.3m
India
Aurangabad
1.1m
Kyrgyzstan
Bishkek
1.1m
Mexico
Monterrey
1.1m
Russia
Rostov-on-Don
1.1m
Brazil
São Luís
1m
Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo
1m
Germany
Cologne
1m
India
Chandigarh
1m
India
Jodhpur
1m
Liberia
Monrovia
1m
Mexico
Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
1m
Mozambique
Maputo
1m
Turkmenistan
Ashgabat
1m
Turkey
Kayseri
988k
United States of America (Florida)
Jacksonville
985k
United States of America (Texas)
Austin
979k
United States of America (Texas)
Fort Worth
978k
United States of America (California)
San Jose
969k
Iran
Kermanshah
946k
United States of America (Ohio)
Columbus
913k
United States of America (North Carolina)
Charlotte
911k
Iraq
Kadhimiya
897k
India
Moradabad
887k
Brazil
Teresina
871k
Mexico
Hermosillo
855k
Mexico
San Luis Potosí
845k
Guatemala
San Pedro Sula
834k
Brazil
João Pessoa
833k
Brazil
Duque de Caxias
808k
Egypt
Port Said
791k
Pakistan
Bahawalpur
762k
United States of America (Washington)
Seattle
755k
Mexico
Morelia
743k
Canada
Vancouver
732k
Ukraine
Lviv
717k
United States of America (Colorado)
Denver
716k
Philippines
Valenzuela
714k
Iraq
Sadr City
708k
Nigeria
Port Harcourt
703k
Philippines
Dasmariñas
703k
United States of America (Tennessee)
Nashville
687k
Russia
Tolyatti
684k
Spain
Zaragoza
683k
United States of America
Washington, D.C.
678k
India
Jamshedpur
677k
Iraq
Sulaymaniyah
676k
Philippines
General Santos
646k
India
Bikaner
644k
Germany
Athens
643k
Afghanistan
Kandahar
632k
Russia
Makhachkala
623k
United States of America (Kentucky)
Louisville
622k
Libya
Benghazi
618k
Russia
Khabarovsk
617k
Russia
Ulyanovsk
617k
Canada
Hamilton
615k
Mozambique
Beira
592k
Jamaica
Kingston
584k
Mexico
Tuxtla Gutiérrez
578k
Russia
Yaroslavl
577k
United States of America (Maryland)
Baltimore
565k
United States of America (New Mexico)
Albuquerque
564k
Iraq
Nasiriyah
558k
Colombia
Villavicencio
553k
Portugal
Lisbon
545k
Iran
Yazd
529k
Iran
Bandar Abbas
526k
Mexico
Ciudad López Mateos
523k
Brazil
Florianópolis
516k
Mexico
Matamoros
510k
India
Mangalore
499k
Philippines
Lapu-Lapu
497k
Russia
Kaliningrad
490k
United States of America (North Carolina)
Raleigh
482k
Slovakia
Bratislava
478k
Colombia
Pereira
477k
South Africa
Pietermaritzburg
475k
Pakistan
Sheikhupura
473k
Ukraine
Mykolaiv
470k
Russia
Kirov
468k
China
Huánghuá
465k
United States of America (Virginia)
Virginia Beach
459k
Mexico
General Escobedo
454k
India
Udaipur
451k
Egypt
Ismailia
450k
Philippines
General Trías
450k
Algeria
Constantine
448k
Malaysia
Shah Alam
443k
Philippines
Rodriguez
443k
Cuba
Santiago de Cuba
431k
Egypt
Nasser
427k
Venezuela
Ciudad Bolívar
425k
Japan
Toyota
422k
Pakistan
Rahim Yar Khan
420k
Brazil
Rio Branco
419k
Philippines
Santa Rosa
414k
United States of America (California)
Bakersfield
413k
Mexico
San Nicolás de los Garza
412k
United States of America (Texas)
Arlington
398k
Syria
Latakia
383k
United States of America (Louisiana)
New Orleans
383k
New Zealand
Christchurch
377k
United States of America (Ohio)
Cleveland
372k
Turkey
Antakya
368k
Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby
364k
Brazil
Blumenau
361k
Canada
Markham
357k
South Korea
Sejong City
353k
India
Ahmednagar
350k
Australia
Gosford
348k
Canada
Halifax
348k
Argentina
Avellaneda
342k
United States of America (California)
Anaheim
340k
Ukraine
Makiivka
338k
United States of America (Nevada)
Henderson
337k
Kazakhstan
Pavlodar
334k
Mexico
Ciudad Victoria
332k
Brazil
São Vicente
329k
Mexico
Ciudad Obregón
329k
Philippines
San Pedro
326k
United States of America (Florida)
Orlando
320k
United States of America (California)
Stockton
319k
United States of America (Texas)
Corpus Christi
316k
India
Bardhaman
314k
United States of America (California)
Irvine
314k
India
Nizamabad
311k
United States of America (Ohio)
Cincinnati
311k
Mexico
Soledad de Graciano Sánchez
310k
United States of America (California)
Santa Ana
310k
Germany
Thessaloniki
309k
Mexico
Ciudad Benito Juárez
308k
Brazil
Petrópolis
307k
Germany
Karlsruhe
305k
Mexico
Santa Catarina
304k
United States of America (Pennsylvania)
Pittsburgh
303k
United States of America (Minnesota)
St. Paul
303k
United States of America (North Carolina)
Greensboro
302k
Mexico
Gómez Palacio
301k
United States of America (Missouri)
St. Louis
301k
Canada
Kitchener
300k
Iraq
Az Zubayr
300k
Mexico
Pachuca de Soto
297k
Spain
Valladolid
297k
Bahamas
Nassau
296k
Bolivia
Sucre
295k
Ecuador
Durán
295k
Germany
Augsburg
295k
United States of America (Nebraska)
Lincoln
294k
India
Gandhinagar
292k
South Africa
Newcastle
291k
Cuba
Holguín
287k
Canada
Burnaby
283k
United States of America (Arizona)
Chandler
280k
United States of America (Wisconsin)
Madison
280k
Chile
Puerto Montt
278k
Turkey
Tarsus
278k
El Salvador
Santa Ana
277k
United States of America (Arizona)
Gilbert
275k
Ukraine
Khmelnytskyi
274k
United States of America (Nevada)
Reno
274k
Nepal
Birgunj
272k
Afghanistan
Jalalabad
271k
Haiti
Pétion-Ville
271k
United Kingdom
Kingston upon Hull
270k
Bolivia
Tarija
268k
Brunei
Bandar Seri Begawan
266k
United States of America (Texas)
Lubbock
266k
Romania
Constanța
263k
United States of America (Florida)
St. Petersburg
263k
Turkey
Aydın
259k
Mexico
Oaxaca de Juárez
258k
Angola
Moçâmedes
255k
Senegal
Saint-Louis
254k
Germany
Braunschweig
252k
United States of America (North Carolina)
Winston-Salem
252k
Iran
Khomeyni Shahr
247k
Botswana
Gaborone
246k
Palestine
Khan Yunis
246k
Canada
Regina
245k
Brazil
Rondonópolis
244k
Philippines
San Pablo
244k
United States of America (Arizona)
Scottsdale
244k
United States of America (Texas)
Garland
243k
Ukraine
Horlivka
239k
Pakistan
Sadiqabad
238k
Ukraine
Ivano-Frankivsk
238k
India
Sri Ganganagar
237k
Mexico
Monclova
237k
Mexico
García
234k
Russia
Petrozavodsk
234k
United Kingdom
Wolverhampton
234k
Australia
Hobart
232k
Brazil
Presidente Prudente
231k
India
Haridwar
231k
India
Vizianagaram
228k
Russia
Korolyov
228k
United States of America (California)
Fremont
226k
Russia
Engels
225k
South Africa
Kimberley
225k
Ukraine
Ternopil
225k
United States of America (Alabama)
Huntsville
225k
Israel
Netanya
224k
Mexico
Puerto Vallarta
224k
Mexico
Toluca de Lerdo
223k
United States of America (California)
San Bernardino
223k
Kazakhstan
Petropavl
222k
Ukraine
Kropyvnytskyi
219k
Pakistan
Dera Ismail Khan
218k
India
Secunderabad
217k
United States of America (Florida)
Gainesville
213k
Côte d'Ivoire
Yamoussoukro
212k
New Zealand
Wellington
212k
United States of America (California)
Moreno Valley
212k
Algeria
Sidi Bel Abbès
210k
Philippines
Trece Martires
210k
El Salvador
San Salvador
209k
Pakistan
Muzaffargarh
209k
United States of America (North Carolina)
Fayetteville
209k
Morocco
Mohammedia
208k
Pakistan
Abbottabad
207k
United States of America (New York)
Rochester
207k
United States of America (New York)
Yonkers
207k
Spain
Pamplona
206k
Mexico
Ciudad Madero
205k
Belgium
Charleroi
204k
United States of America (Georgia)
Augusta
202k
United States of America (California)
Oxnard
202k
United States of America (Georgia)
Columbus
201k
Egypt
Kafr El Sheikh
198k
United States of America (Tennessee)
Knoxville
198k
Bangladesh
Cox's Bazar
196k
United States of America (Washington)
Vancouver
196k
United States of America (Alabama)
Montgomery
195k
Nepal
Janakpur
194k
Mexico
Chicoloapan de Juárez
193k
United States of America (California)
Huntington Beach
192k
Pakistan
Jacobabad
191k
United Kingdom
Peterborough
190k
United States of America (Texas)
Brownsville
190k
Argentina
Las Heras
189k
South Africa
Klerksdorp
189k
South Africa
Somerset West
188k
Spain
Donostia
188k
Australia
Townsville
186k
Brazil
Teresópolis
185k
United States of America (Florida)
Fort Lauderdale
184k
Mexico
San Cristóbal de las Casas
183k
United States of America (Virginia)
Newport News
183k
Canada
Sherbrooke
180k
Chile
Valdivia
180k
Turkey
Edirne
180k
United States of America (North Carolina)
Cary
180k
New Zealand
Hamilton
179k
Philippines
Roxas City
179k
Zambia
Livingstone
178k
Ecuador
Quevedo
177k
India
Surendranagar Dudhrej
177k
Mexico
San Juan del Río
177k
Russia
Prokopyevsk
177k
United States of America (Oregon)
Eugene
177k
United States of America (Louisiana)
Shreveport
177k
Japan
Narashino
176k
Afghanistan
Sheberghan
175k
Chile
Osorno
175k
India
Adityapur
174k
Philippines
General Mariano Alvarez
172k
Philippines
Legazpi
171k
United States of America (Colorado)
Fort Collins
170k
Zambia
Mansa
170k
India
Shimla
169k
Benin
Malanville
168k
Canada
Abbotsford
166k
Germany
Leverkusen
166k
East Timor
Dom Aleixo
165k
Netherlands
's-Hertogenbosch
165k
Canada
Barrie
164k
Côte d'Ivoire
San-Pédro
164k
Russia
Petropavlovsk- Kamchatsky
164k
Brazil
Nilópolis
162k
Australia
Cairns
160k
Mexico
Ciudad Acuña
160k
Pakistan
Bahawalnagar
160k
Panama
Colón
159k
France
Grenoble
158k
Malaysia
George Town
158k
United States of America (Texas)
Denton
158k
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kasa-Vubu
157k
Ecuador
Ibarra
157k
Iraq
Iskandariya
157k
South Africa
George
157k
United Kingdom
Telford
156k
United States of America (New Jersey)
Paterson
156k
North Korea
Kimchaek
155k
United States of America (Virginia)
Alexandria
155k
United States of America (North Carolina)
Charleston
155k
United States of America (California)
Hayward
155k
Uzbekistan
Navoiy
155k
Mexico
Zamora de Hidalgo
154k
Cuba
Cienfuegos
153k
Nepal
Birendranagar
153k
Venezuela
Ciudad Ojeda
153k
Japan
Noda
152k
El Salvador
Colón
151k
Germany
Ludwigshafen
151k
South Africa
Vanderbijlpark
150k~
United States of America (Illinois)
Joliet
150k
United States of America (Illinois)
Naperville
150k
Mexico
Minatitlán
149k
Pakistan
Muzaffarabad
149k
Qatar
Umm Salal Mohammed
149k
Russia
Salavat
148k
South Africa
Potchefstroom
148k
Mexico
Villa de Álvarez
147k
United States of America (Texas)
McAllen
146k
United States of America (California)
Torrance
146k
Germany
Heraklion
145k
United States of America (Colorado)
Thornton
144k
Cuba
Cárdenas
143k
Thailand
Chaophraya Surasak
143k
United States of America (Mississippi)
Jackson
143k
Guatemala
Puerto Cortés
142k
United States of America (South Carolina)
Columbia
142k
Japan
Asaka
141k
Ethiopia
Debre Markos
140k
Mauritius
Port Louis
140k
Colombia
Mosquera
139k
United States of America (California)
Fullerton
139k
Puerto Rico (USA)
Carolina
138k
Spain
Dos Hermanas
138k
Australia
Darwin
137k
Belarus
Barysaw
136k
Netherlands (Curaçao)
Willemstad
136k
Gabon
Port-Gentil
136k
Syria
Sayyidah Zaynab
136k
China
Zicháng
135k
Mexico
Cuauhtémoc
135k
United States of America (Ohio)
Dayton
135k
United States of America (New Jersey)
Elizabeth
135k
United States of America (North Dakota)
Fargo
133k
Equatorial Guinea
Malabo
132k
Mexico
San Pedro Garza García
132k
Colombia
Sogamoso
131k
Guatemala
Santa Cruz Barillas
130k
India
Modinagar
130k
Nicaragua
Ciudad Sandino
130k
United States of America (Oklahoma)
Norman
130k
Australia
Lake Macquarie
129k
Russia
Dzerzhinsk
128k
Colombia
Duitama
127k
United States of America (California)
Santa Clara
127k
El Salvador
Delgado
126k
United States of America (Pennsylvania)
Allentown
125k
United States of America (California)
Clovis
125k
United States of America (Michigan)
Ann Arbor
123k
Colombia
Madrid
122k
Nepal
Bhimdatta
122k
Turkey
Ereğli
122k
United States of America (Minnesota)
Rochester
122k
United States of America (California)
Vallejo
122k
United States of America (North Carolina)
Wilmington
122k
United States of America (Colorado)
Arvada
121k
United States of America (Louisiana)
Lafayette
121k
Philippines
Santiago
120k
Ukraine (Occupied by Russia)
Mariupol
120k
United States of America (Montana)
Billings
120k
South Africa
Ladysmith
119k
Guyana
Georgetown
118k
United States of America (California)
Berkeley
118k
Kyrgyzstan
Jalal-Abad
117k
Canada
Brantford
116k
Norway
Kristiansand
116k
United States of America (Indiana)
Evansville
115k
Mexico
Ramos Arizpe
114k
United States of America (Massachusetts)
Lowell
114k
Colombia
Santanderd e Quilichao
113k
Guatemala
Puerto Barrios
113k
Mexico
Hidalgo del Parral
113k
Paraguay
Fernando de la Mora
113k
United States of America (California)
Menifee
113k
United States of America (Utah)
Provo
113k
United States of America (Texas)
Beaumont
112k
United States of America (Colorado)
Greeley
112k
India
Osmanabad
111k
Mexico
Ciudad Guzmán
111k
Mexico
Lagos de Moreno
111k
New Zealand
Lower Hutt
111k
Russia
Zhukovsky
111k
United States of America (Washington)
Everett
111k
United States of America (California)
Murrieta
111k
India
Firozpur
110k
Mexico
Tepatitlán de Morelos
110k
Russia
Dimitrovgrad
110k
United States of America (Nevada)
Sparks
110k
United States of America (Texas)
Tyler
110k
Philippines
Ozamiz
109k
India
Port Blair
108k
United States of America (Texas)
Conroe
108k
United States of America (California)
Downey
108k
Canada
Lethbridge
107k
Pakistan
Hārūnābād
107k
Puerto Rico (USA)
Ponce
107k
Sweden
Eskilstuna
107k
Ukraine
Alchevsk
106k
Chile
Pedro Aguirre Cerda
105k
United States of America (Michigan)
Dearborn
105k
Argentina
Rafaela
104k
Australia
Bendigo
104k
Denmark
Frederiksberg
104k
Germany
Hildesheim
104k
Philippines
Norzagaray
104k
United States of America (Massachusetts)
Brockton
104k
Botswana
Francistown
103k
Israel
Herzliya
103k
Panama
David
103k
Russia
Noginsk
103k
United States of America (California)
Burbank
102k
Pakistan
Tando Muhammad Khan
101k
Russia
Sergiyev Posad
101k
Ukraine
Pavlohrad
101k
United States of America (New York)
Albany
101k
United States of America (Arkansas)
Fayetteville
101k
United States of America (Massachusetts)
Quincy
101k
United States of America (California)
San Mateo
101k
Canada
Victoria
100k
Iran
Masjed Soleyman
100k
Pakistan
Rājanpur
100k
Peru
Puerto Maldonado
100k
Russia
Novokuybyshevsk
100k
South Africa
Worcester
100k
United States of America (Iowa)
Davenport
100k
United States of America (Colorado)
Longmont
100k
United States of America (Texas)
San Angelo
100k
Eswatini
Mbabane
60k
San Marino
San Marino
33k
Seychelles
Victoria
29k
Antigua and Barbuda
St. John's
22k
Saint Lucia
Castries
10k
Malta
Valletta
5.1k
Grenada
St. George's
3.3k
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