Asaph Forename
37,403rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 20,285 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda
Asaph Forename Definition:
Ay'-saf, one that assembles together. 1. A celebrated musician in the time of David; was the son of Berachiah, and of the tribe of Levi. 1 Chron. vi. 39. Several of the Psalms are ascribed to him. 2. The father of Joah, who was secretary to king Hezekiah.
Read More About This ForenameAsaph Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 99% | 15,151 | 1:2,703 | 375 |
| Rwanda | - | 1,934 | 1:5,880 | 1,009 |
| Brazil | 100% | 744 | 1:287,952 | 11,348 |
| India | 70% | 469 | 1:2,590,358 | 124,001 |
| South Africa | 99% | 439 | 1:124,220 | 9,369 |
| Kenya | 15% | 317 | 1:146,079 | 6,656 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 275 | 1:645,689 | 18,629 |
| Malawi | 100% | 190 | 1:90,065 | 5,143 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 157 | 1:470,240 | 16,785 |
| Tanzania | 94% | 119 | 1:443,599 | 13,227 |
| United States | 100% | 102 | 1:3,554,284 | 49,339 |
| Congo | 100% | 91 | 1:55,046 | 4,023 |
| Zambia | - | 49 | 1:323,567 | 9,092 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 49 | 1:314,772 | 16,543 |
| Canada | - | 32 | 1:1,035,418 | 20,413 |
| Philippines | 82% | 18 | 1:5,889,415 | 97,289 |
| Cameroon | - | 12 | 1:1,800,875 | 40,142 |
| Mexico | 100% | 11 | 1:11,285,857 | 32,937 |
| Haiti | - | 10 | 1:1,072,695 | 14,984 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 10 | 1:1,837,947 | 41,704 |
| Nepal | 70% | 10 | 1:2,848,735 | 38,513 |
| Mali | - | 9 | 1:1,886,417 | 3,997 |
| England | 100% | 7 | 1:7,943,274 | 61,515 |
| Liberia | 100% | 7 | 1:630,294 | 15,835 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Gabon | 100% | 4 | 1:470,834 | 2,822 |
| Egypt | 100% | 4 | 1:22,975,236 | 27,891 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 4 | 1:340,355 | 15,394 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 4 | 1:1,787,998 | 44,562 |
| South Korea | - | 3 | 1:1,848,140 | 23,578 |
| Israel | 67% | 3 | 1:2,800,973 | 24,529 |
| Singapore | - | 3 | 1:2,095,685 | 22,815 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 3 | 1:64,785,893 | 186,184 |
| Papua New Guinea | 67% | 3 | 1:2,717,438 | 132,395 |
| Thailand | 100% | 2 | 1:35,032,906 | 298,615 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| China | - | 2 | 1:683,027,891 | 94,999 |
| France | 100% | 2 | 1:33,235,170 | 58,100 |
| Benin | - | 2 | 1:5,287,922 | 61,990 |
| Panama | - | 2 | 1:1,953,278 | 31,007 |
| Germany | 100% | 2 | 1:48,338,938 | 72,742 |
| Guyana | - | 2 | 1:381,631 | 18,312 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 2 | 1:15,224,970 | 260,513 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Indonesia | - | 1 | 1:257,963,668 | 1,335,696 |
| Wales | 100% | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Sweden | 100% | 1 | 1:9,857,907 | 78,968 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Netherlands | - | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Qatar | - | 1 | 1:2,369,605 | 59,530 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
Asaph (968) may also be a surname.
Asaph Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ay'-saf, one that assembles together. 1. A celebrated musician in the time of David; was the son of Berachiah, and of the tribe of Levi. 1 Chron. vi. 39. Several of the Psalms are ascribed to him. 2. The father of Joah, who was secretary to king Hezekiah. 2 King xvi. 18.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: a gatherer.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
A Hebrew name, meaning: God gathereth: a collector.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
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Sample size: 18 (2014)
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