Abimelech Forename

667,122nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Abimelech Forename Definition:

A-bim'-me-lek, father of the king. Title of the kings of Philistia, as C sar was of the Roman emperors. Also the name of one of the sons of Gideon; Judges ix. 1.

Abimelech Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico
86%
 
461:2,698,79214,064
Philippines
92%
 
411:2,585,59753,803
Israel
100%
281:300,1047,626
Nigeria
100%
141:12,683,169134,057
Venezuela
93%
 
101:3,020,18947,166
United States
100%
91:40,281,886265,873
Chile
86%
 
71:2,515,31515,652
Uganda
100%
61:6,826,15353,479
Honduras-41:2,204,36717,261
Colombia-31:15,926,30951,235
Brazil
100%
31:71,412,051442,691
Peru
100%
31:10,597,15158,549
Nicaragua
100%
31:2,006,11219,543
England
100%
11:55,602,921189,715
Costa Rica
100%
11:4,767,94827,206
Liberia
100%
11:4,412,06136,340
São Tomé and Príncipe
100%
11:191,9975,295
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Tanzania
100%
11:52,788,31985,066
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
El Salvador-11:6,341,78616,428
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521

Abimelech (83) may also be a surname.

Abimelech Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A-bim'-me-lek, father of the king. Title of the kings of Philistia, as C sar was of the Roman emperors. Also the name of one of the sons of Gideon; Judges ix. 1.

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

Meaning: my father is king.

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

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