Blastus Forename

408,694th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 440 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Blastus Forename Definition:

Blas'-tus, one that sprouts or brings forth. Chamberlain to Herod, king of Judea. Acts xii. 20.

Blastus Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania
100%
3321:159,0017,330
Kenya
100%
791:586,16615,261
India
100%
81:151,859,7461,755,835
Indonesia-81:32,245,458686,574
Nigeria
100%
31:59,188,120318,216
Zambia-31:5,284,93137,895
Papua New Guinea
100%
21:4,076,157155,819
South Africa
100%
21:27,266,324304,698
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Uganda
100%
11:40,956,920131,348
United States-11:362,536,9771,167,197

Blastus (44) may also be a surname.

Blastus Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Blas'-tus, one that sprouts or brings forth. Chamberlain to Herod, king of Judea. Acts xii. 20.

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

Meaning: a sprout.

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

Blastus Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blatus9216/
Blastu922/
Blastos861/
Blyatus861/
Blatush861/
Blaitus861/
Blatu832/
Billatus801/
Blatou771/
Blatuh771/
Blhatu771/
Blattu771/
Blathu771/
Balasidius711/
Billatu711/
Billhatu671/
Bliaatou671/
Billatou671/
Blatoo621/
Vellatu578/
Villatu571/
Bloutou571/
Billiotu531/
Vellauthu501/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Blastus