Ananias Forename
Approximately 73,552 people bear this name
Ananias Forename Definition:
Found as a female name in one of the registers of Donnybrook, near Dublin. Ananias Mendacious occurs also elsewhere as a female name. It is derived from the Greek name Ανανιας, from ענניח, Ananiah, which Tregelles translates ‘whom or what Jehovah covers,’ and Jones ‘cloud of the Lord,’ i.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 100% | 28,787 | 1:7,442 | 914 |
| Mozambique | - | 9,120 | 1:2,987 | 632 |
| Philippines | 97% | 7,057 | 1:15,022 | 1,752 |
| Peru | 92% | 3,891 | 1:8,171 | 1,023 |
| Namibia | - | 3,340 | 1:720 | 144 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 2,911 | 1:88,617 | 10,193 |
| Colombia | 97% | 2,532 | 1:18,870 | 1,334 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 2,344 | 1:22,521 | 2,212 |
| Zimbabwe | 99% | 1,885 | 1:8,182 | 1,160 |
| South Africa | 99% | 1,733 | 1:31,467 | 3,787 |
| DR Congo | 99% | 1,726 | 1:42,774 | 2,917 |
| Angola | 100% | 1,485 | 1:18,159 | 1,621 |
| Mexico | 79% | 1,141 | 1:108,803 | 2,672 |
| Chile | 71% | 665 | 1:26,477 | 1,265 |
| United States | 87% | 546 | 1:663,987 | 15,965 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 335 | 1:64,509 | 3,885 |
| Bolivia | 100% | 327 | 1:32,420 | 1,723 |
| Papua New Guinea | 98% | 300 | 1:27,174 | 2,696 |
| Greece | 100% | 297 | 1:36,817 | 1,445 |
| Venezuela | 99% | 282 | 1:107,099 | 4,758 |
| Panama | 100% | 257 | 1:15,201 | 1,696 |
| Honduras | 100% | 236 | 1:37,362 | 1,975 |
| Zambia | 100% | 221 | 1:71,741 | 3,884 |
| Costa Rica | 99% | 211 | 1:22,597 | 1,454 |
| Uganda | 99% | 208 | 1:196,908 | 6,851 |
| Haiti | 100% | 197 | 1:54,452 | 3,556 |
| Nigeria | 96% | 186 | 1:954,647 | 24,264 |
| Nicaragua | 90% | 150 | 1:40,122 | 2,158 |
| India | 100% | 111 | 1:10,944,847 | 319,101 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 110 | 1:18,545 | 2,375 |
| Paraguay | 52% | 91 | 1:79,525 | 2,286 |
| Portugal | - | 83 | 1:125,432 | 3,169 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 80 | 1:130,391 | 6,179 |
| Botswana | 100% | 63 | 1:34,674 | 3,690 |
| El Salvador | - | 60 | 1:105,696 | 2,156 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 57 | 1:282,604 | 3,480 |
| Benin | 100% | 54 | 1:195,849 | 9,378 |
| Rwanda | - | 49 | 1:232,070 | 1,122 |
| Cape Verde | - | 47 | 1:11,259 | 1,118 |
| Canada | - | 46 | 1:720,291 | 16,446 |
| Spain | 100% | 40 | 1:1,163,249 | 9,254 |
| Argentina | 88% | 39 | 1:1,096,750 | 5,474 |
| Ecuador | - | 37 | 1:479,106 | 5,243 |
| Senegal | 100% | 21 | 1:694,350 | 7,738 |
| England | - | 21 | 1:2,647,758 | 30,513 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 16 | 1:1,442,246 | 37,722 |
| Uruguay | 100% | 15 | 1:228,509 | 3,962 |
| Qatar | 100% | 13 | 1:182,277 | 21,851 |
| Malaysia | 75% | 11 | 1:2,768,176 | 73,791 |
| Greenland | - | 10 | 1:5,637 | 682 |
| Jamaica | - | 9 | 1:320,359 | 9,892 |
| Germany | 100% | 9 | 1:10,741,986 | 35,913 |
| Congo | 75% | 8 | 1:626,151 | 12,913 |
| Kenya | - | 8 | 1:5,788,389 | 30,473 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 7 | 1:194,488 | 10,722 |
| Guyana | - | 6 | 1:127,210 | 8,948 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 6 | 1:1,191,999 | 40,353 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 6 | 1:29,636 | 2,683 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 5 | 1:3,675,894 | 52,713 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 100% | 4 | 1:284,422 | 684 |
| Burundi | - | 4 | 1:2,476,640 | 1,357 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 4 | 1:7,703,141 | 17,485 |
| Norway | - | 3 | 1:1,710,776 | 19,445 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 3 | 1:63,999 | 3,481 |
| Austria | 100% | 2 | 1:4,257,100 | 13,469 |
| Russia | - | 2 | 1:72,116,852 | 125,484 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 2 | 1:1,775,150 | 6,781 |
| Israel | 100% | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| China | - | 1 | 1:1,366,055,782 | 109,249 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Malawi | 100% | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Mali | 100% | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Netherlands | - | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| Switzerland | - | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Sweden | 100% | 1 | 1:9,857,907 | 78,968 |
| Swaziland | - | 1 | 1:1,300,177 | 3,374 |
| France | - | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Singapore | - | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| East Timor | - | 1 | 1:1,218,375 | 811 |
The alternate forms: Anañias (12), Ananías (10) & Añanias (1) are calculated separately.
Ananias (14,173) may also be a surname.
Ananias Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Found as a female name in one of the registers of Donnybrook, near Dublin. Ananias Mendacious occurs also elsewhere as a female name. It is derived from the Greek name Ανανιας, from ענניח, Ananiah, which Tregelles translates ‘whom or what Jehovah covers,’ and Jones ‘cloud of the Lord,’ i. e, whom the Lord covers or guards; from anán a cloud, and Yah.
Hebrew (masculine) - Grace, mercy.
An-a-ny'-as, the cloud of the Lord. 1. The son of Nebed us, high-priest of the Jews. Acts xxii. 12. 1. One of the first Christians, who died instantly in consequence of lying to the Holy Ghost. Acts v. 1. 3. A disciple of Christ, dwelling in Damascus, whom the Lord in a vision directed to go to Saul. Acts ix. 10.
Meaning: Greek form of Hananiah.
Ananias Forename Popularity
Ananias Demographics
Average Male Ananias Height
171 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
Ananias Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ananias in the Russian language | ||
| Ананиас | ananias | - |
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