Bishop Forename
38,039th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 19,835 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Bermuda
Bishop Forename Definition:
A Teutonic name, meaning: An overseer.
Bishop Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 100% | 3,597 | 1:49,365 | 3,631 |
| United States | 100% | 3,284 | 1:110,395 | 4,758 |
| Ghana | - | 2,978 | 1:9,062 | 915 |
| Sudan | - | 2,578 | 1:14,665 | 1,593 |
| Zimbabwe | 99% | 2,272 | 1:6,789 | 994 |
| South Africa | 100% | 1,330 | 1:41,002 | 4,488 |
| Malawi | 100% | 740 | 1:23,125 | 2,002 |
| Zambia | - | 543 | 1:29,199 | 2,216 |
| Kenya | 90% | 461 | 1:100,449 | 5,267 |
| Uganda | 99% | 296 | 1:138,368 | 5,570 |
| India | 100% | 290 | 1:4,189,234 | 170,286 |
| DR Congo | 91% | 205 | 1:360,135 | 13,694 |
| Liberia | 99% | 189 | 1:23,344 | 1,565 |
| Egypt | - | 130 | 1:706,930 | 15,746 |
| England | 59% | 119 | 1:467,251 | 10,167 |
| Botswana | 100% | 106 | 1:20,608 | 2,500 |
| Canada | 100% | 106 | 1:312,579 | 9,893 |
| Australia | - | 94 | 1:145,294 | 4,415 |
| Papua New Guinea | 98% | 64 | 1:127,380 | 11,285 |
| New Zealand | - | 58 | 1:78,208 | 3,650 |
| Philippines | 83% | 43 | 1:2,465,337 | 51,936 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 32 | 1:6,073,678 | 53,495 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 28 | 1:72,857 | 6,868 |
| Gambia | - | 25 | 1:77,064 | 396 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 21 | 1:2,513,729 | 22,624 |
| Rwanda | - | 16 | 1:710,715 | 1,599 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 16 | 1:443,041 | 536 |
| Russia | 75% | 14 | 1:10,302,407 | 38,919 |
| Bermuda | - | 11 | 1:5,893 | 898 |
| Scotland | 100% | 10 | 1:535,037 | 6,544 |
| Swaziland | - | 9 | 1:144,464 | 1,815 |
| Vanuatu | - | 9 | 1:29,088 | 709 |
| Jamaica | - | 8 | 1:360,403 | 10,541 |
| Italy | 100% | 7 | 1:8,723,156 | 29,138 |
| Malaysia | 91% | 7 | 1:4,349,991 | 105,289 |
| Wales | - | 7 | 1:442,044 | 5,971 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 5 | 1:3,549,369 | 21,516 |
| Bahamas | - | 4 | 1:99,842 | 1,712 |
| Belgium | 100% | 4 | 1:2,872,510 | 22,632 |
| Benin | - | 4 | 1:2,643,961 | 45,199 |
| China | - | 4 | 1:341,513,946 | 78,144 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 4 | 1:2,607,818 | 19,206 |
| Ivory Coast | - | 4 | 1:5,768,983 | 76,946 |
| Kuwait | - | 4 | 1:946,316 | 12,511 |
| Samoa | - | 4 | 1:48,798 | 712 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 4 | 1:2,887,755 | 1,822 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 4 | 1:5,199,772 | 10,550 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 4 | 1:340,355 | 15,394 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 4 | 1:1,787,998 | 44,562 |
| Iceland | - | 3 | 1:122,006 | 4,203 |
| Mexico | - | 3 | 1:41,381,476 | 74,307 |
| Peru | - | 3 | 1:10,597,151 | 58,549 |
| Switzerland | - | 3 | 1:2,737,832 | 21,065 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | 1:921,573 | 3,058 |
| Barbados | - | 2 | 1:144,894 | 2,643 |
| Brazil | - | 2 | 1:107,118,077 | 571,487 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 2 | 1:15,625 | 1,557 |
| France | - | 2 | 1:33,235,170 | 58,100 |
| Germany | 100% | 2 | 1:48,338,938 | 72,742 |
| Hong Kong | - | 2 | 1:3,876,362 | 13,851 |
| Iran | - | 2 | 1:39,248,434 | 50,459 |
| Japan | - | 2 | 1:63,993,028 | 72,606 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 2 | 1:290,478 | 6,813 |
| Spain | - | 2 | 1:23,264,982 | 24,876 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 2 | 1:11,884,841 | 132,786 |
| Vietnam | - | 2 | 1:46,311,556 | 7,272 |
| Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Burundi | - | 1 | 1:9,906,559 | 2,558 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Cook Islands | - | 1 | 1:18,153 | 1,349 |
| Costa Rica | - | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Ethiopia | - | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Guinea | - | 1 | 1:11,858,647 | 7,978 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Laos | - | 1 | 1:6,586,856 | 1,888 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Nepal | - | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| New Caledonia | - | 1 | 1:270,164 | 3,221 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 1 | 1:54,668 | 1,803 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Poland | - | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Sweden | - | 1 | 1:9,857,907 | 78,968 |
| Syria | - | 1 | 1:19,306,075 | 9,560 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| Tonga | - | 1 | 1:107,436 | 779 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
Bishop (233,820) may also be a surname.
Bishop Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Teutonic name, meaning: An overseer.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Bishop Forename Popularity
Bishop Demographics
Average Male Bishop Height
175.72 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 114 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
Bishop Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bishop in the Russian language | ||
| Бишоп | bisop | - |
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