Antipas Forename

139,190th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 2,756 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Antipas Forename Definition:

An'-te-pas, against all. Antipas-Herod, or Herod-Antipas, was the son of Herod the Great, and Cleopatra of Jerusalem. The same that married his brother s wife Herodias, and who imprisoned and beheaded John the Baptist for testifying against his sin.

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Antipas Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania
100%
1,1601:45,5073,450
Philippines
74%
 
8411:126,0526,556
DR Congo
100%
1511:488,92517,342
Indonesia
100%
1421:1,816,64695,791
Kenya
98%
 
1341:345,57511,325
Papua New Guinea
95%
 
691:118,14910,589
Nigeria
100%
511:3,481,65459,120
India
96%
 
321:37,964,937716,884
South Africa
100%
281:1,947,59558,611
Zimbabwe
90%
 
251:616,95325,845
United States-211:17,263,666147,392
Brazil
100%
201:10,711,808129,249
Peru
67%
 
121:2,649,28824,443
Solomon Islands-101:58,0963,433
Chile
 
57%
81:2,200,90114,453
Panama-51:781,31118,191
Mexico
50%
 
51:24,828,88553,479
Argentina
100%
41:10,693,31119,797
Dominican Republic-41:2,607,81819,206
Congo
100%
41:1,252,30119,043
Marshall Islands
100%
31:17,0772,297
Cameroon-31:7,203,50173,722
Lebanon
100%
21:2,813,78613,895
Honduras-21:4,408,73423,808
Ecuador-21:8,863,46021,868
Uganda
100%
21:20,478,46091,660
Albania
100%
11:3,046,57049,159
Ivory Coast
100%
11:23,075,933135,227
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Vietnam-11:92,623,11310,484
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Uruguay-11:3,427,63713,958
Australia-11:13,657,62255,904
Burkina Faso
100%
11:18,379,469100,219
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
South Sudan
100%
11:11,551,0193,224
Canada-11:33,133,372113,810
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Paraguay
100%
11:7,236,80516,549
El Salvador-11:6,341,78616,428
Nicaragua
100%
11:6,018,33634,175
Lesotho
100%
11:2,039,99747,971

Antipas (2,673) may also be a surname.

Antipas Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An'-te-pas, against all. Antipas-Herod, or Herod-Antipas, was the son of Herod the Great, and Cleopatra of Jerusalem. The same that married his brother s wife Herodias, and who imprisoned and beheaded John the Baptist for testifying against his sin. Matt xiv. 3, 4; Mark vi. 17, 18; Luke iii. 19, 20. The same that ridiculed Christ, by dressing him in a gorgeous robe. Luke xxiii. 11. 2. The faithful martyr mentioned Rev. ii. 13.

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

Meaning: against all: against fatherland.

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

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