Azariah Forename

165,273rd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 2,079 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Azariah Forename Definition:

A male name. Hebrew ‘whom Jehovah aids’, the name of a king of Judah. Occasionally used by Puritans in England and America.

Azariah Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica-9891:2,915588
United States
85%
 
2291:1,583,13128,625
Malaysia
 
99%
2031:150,0009,414
Nigeria
98%
 
1561:1,138,23327,648
Zimbabwe
91%
 
1131:136,4949,143
South Africa
100%
611:893,97835,430
England
93%
 
401:1,390,07320,374
Liberia
100%
391:113,1304,730
Kenya
 
38%
291:1,596,79719,962
DR Congo
100%
271:2,734,35659,996
India
85%
 
241:50,619,915863,110
Uganda
100%
211:1,950,33025,877
Botswana
100%
161:136,52810,720
Philippines
67%
 
151:7,067,298110,797
Canada-131:2,548,72134,380
Antigua and Barbuda-121:8,2831,404
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
91:151,2699,102
Ghana-91:2,998,4685,965
Solomon Islands-81:72,6204,185
Tanzania
100%
81:6,598,54036,161
Papua New Guinea
50%
 
71:1,164,61679,875
Saint Kitts and Nevis-61:9,1441,176
Saint Lucia
100%
61:29,6362,683
Guyana-51:152,65210,224
Zambia-41:3,963,69831,018
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
 
75%
41:27,8953,010
Malawi-41:4,278,07813,569
Indonesia-31:85,987,8891,072,651
Cambodia
100%
31:5,424,44341,412
Benin-21:5,287,92261,990
Sri Lanka-11:20,799,08716,824
Wales-11:3,094,30916,222
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
Thailand
100%
11:70,065,813391,235
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
New Caledonia-11:270,1643,221
South Korea-11:5,544,42137,250
Fiji-11:892,3783,968
Burkina Faso-11:18,379,469100,219
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Brunei-11:419,5703,266
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392

Azariah (1,249) may also be a surname.

Azariah Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. Hebrew ‘whom Jehovah aids’, the name of a king of Judah. Occasionally used by Puritans in England and America.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Hebrew (masculine) - God is my help.

What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody

Az-a-ry'-ah, assistance, he that hears the Lord. The name of several persons among the Jews. 1. The king of Judah, son of Amaziah. 2 Kings xv. 1. 2. The son of Nathan. 1 Kings iv. 5. 3. A prophet who delivered a message to Asa. 2 Chron. xv. 1 7. 4. The son of Obed, one to whom the high-priest Jehoiada discovered that Joash was living. 2 Chron. xxiii. 1, 2, &c. 5. The name of two sons of Jehoshaphat the king. 2 Chron. xxi. 2. 6. The son of Hoshaiah. Jer. xliii. 2. 7. A Jew, who was called Abednego, in Babylon. Dan. i. 7. Azariah is also the name of several high-priests among the Jews. 1. The successor of Ahimaaz. 1 Chron. vi. 9. 2. The son of Johanan. 1 Chron. vi. 10. 3. High-priest in the reign of Hezekiah. 2 Chron. xxxi. 10. 4. One who lived under Uzziah. 2 Chron. xxvi. 17.

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

Meaning: helped of Jah (Jehovah).

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

A Hebrew name, meaning: God helpeth.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

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