Abiathar Forename

120,160th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 3,493 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Abiathar Forename Definition:

A-by'-a-thar, excellent father. The father of Ahimelech, and tenth high-priest among the Jews, and fourth in descent from Eli. 2 Sam. viii. 17.

Abiathar Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel
100%
3,2921:2,553504
Nigeria
88%
 
611:2,910,89151,245
DR Congo
100%
341:2,171,40051,388
Brazil
100%
291:7,387,454101,232
Philippines
100%
181:5,889,41597,289
United States
100%
131:27,887,460205,684
Zimbabwe
100%
101:1,542,38246,134
Chad-41:3,399,6008,891
Uganda
75%
 
41:10,239,23065,177
Mexico
100%
41:31,036,10761,748
Liberia
50%
 
21:2,206,03027,695
Venezuela-21:15,100,946147,145
South Africa
100%
21:27,266,324304,698
Peru
100%
21:15,895,72774,652
Panama-21:1,953,27831,007
Indonesia-21:128,981,8341,206,875
Chile
100%
21:8,803,60433,591
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
India-11:1,214,877,9714,759,450
England
100%
11:55,602,921189,715
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Cuba-11:11,506,55213,531
Central African Republic-11:4,515,3901,073
Wales
100%
11:3,094,30916,222
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Cameroon-11:21,610,503119,836

Abiathar (576) may also be a surname.

Abiathar Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A-by'-a-thar, excellent father. The father of Ahimelech, and tenth high-priest among the Jews, and fourth in descent from Eli. 2 Sam. viii. 17.

The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar

Meaning: father of abundance, or “father of a remnant”.

A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson

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