Cephas Forename
17,241st
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 54,209 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe
Cephas Forename Definition:
Greek (masculine) - Rock.
Cephas Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 17,169 | 1:898 | 156 |
| Ghana | 99% | 14,440 | 1:1,869 | 324 |
| Zambia | - | 12,258 | 1:1,293 | 276 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 2,012 | 1:88,253 | 5,196 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 1,774 | 1:41,616 | 2,855 |
| Malawi | 100% | 1,502 | 1:11,393 | 1,227 |
| Kenya | 100% | 1,419 | 1:32,634 | 2,656 |
| United States | 100% | 735 | 1:493,248 | 13,079 |
| Uganda | 88% | 383 | 1:106,937 | 4,753 |
| Liberia | 100% | 367 | 1:12,022 | 1,002 |
| Jamaica | - | 336 | 1:8,581 | 1,048 |
| Togo | - | 330 | 1:21,937 | 3,753 |
| South Africa | 100% | 255 | 1:213,854 | 13,511 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 156 | 1:338,387 | 11,206 |
| Congo | 100% | 132 | 1:37,949 | 3,157 |
| England | 100% | 126 | 1:441,293 | 9,810 |
| India | 100% | 97 | 1:12,524,515 | 348,324 |
| Benin | 100% | 87 | 1:121,561 | 6,995 |
| Haiti | 100% | 66 | 1:162,530 | 7,781 |
| Bahamas | - | 64 | 1:6,240 | 870 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 64 | 1:337,664 | 12,267 |
| Botswana | 100% | 53 | 1:41,216 | 4,268 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 45 | 1:181,163 | 15,605 |
| Barbados | - | 43 | 1:6,739 | 882 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 34 | 1:17,087 | 1,462 |
| Canada | - | 31 | 1:1,068,818 | 20,809 |
| Brazil | 100% | 23 | 1:9,314,615 | 118,042 |
| Philippines | 89% | 20 | 1:5,300,474 | 90,157 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 18 | 1:1,021,082 | 27,989 |
| Sudan | - | 16 | 1:2,362,936 | 3,917 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 14 | 1:12,701 | 1,596 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 13 | 1:104,725 | 7,155 |
| Grenada | 100% | 13 | 1:8,317 | 1,152 |
| Iceland | - | 9 | 1:40,669 | 2,415 |
| Singapore | - | 8 | 1:785,882 | 13,409 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 7 | 1:15,940 | 2,043 |
| Hong Kong | - | 6 | 1:1,292,121 | 6,806 |
| Guyana | - | 6 | 1:127,210 | 8,948 |
| Australia | - | 6 | 1:2,276,270 | 19,652 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 5 | 1:4,615,187 | 69,481 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 5 | 1:407,999 | 22,262 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 5 | 1:10,972 | 1,354 |
| Kuwait | - | 4 | 1:946,316 | 12,511 |
| Germany | 100% | 4 | 1:24,169,469 | 59,466 |
| Angola | - | 4 | 1:6,741,652 | 4,704 |
| Switzerland | - | 3 | 1:2,737,832 | 21,065 |
| Sweden | 100% | 3 | 1:3,285,969 | 41,581 |
| Denmark | - | 3 | 1:1,883,166 | 17,701 |
| Namibia | - | 2 | 1:1,202,090 | 12,702 |
| Russia | - | 2 | 1:72,116,852 | 125,484 |
| China | - | 2 | 1:683,027,891 | 94,999 |
| France | 100% | 2 | 1:33,235,170 | 58,100 |
| Spain | - | 2 | 1:23,264,982 | 24,876 |
| Italy | 100% | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| Malaysia | 86% | 2 | 1:15,224,970 | 260,513 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Afghanistan | - | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Mauritania | - | 1 | 1:4,095,239 | 27,701 |
| Belgium | - | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Chad | 100% | 1 | 1:13,598,398 | 15,363 |
| Chile | - | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Gabon | 100% | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Mexico | 100% | 1 | 1:124,144,427 | 140,512 |
| Monaco | - | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Poland | - | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Rwanda | - | 1 | 1:11,371,433 | 4,615 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | 1:5,350,366 | 24,769 |
The alternate forms: Céphas (427) & Cèphas (11) are calculated separately.
Cephas (7,424) may also be a surname.
Cephas Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Greek (masculine) - Rock.
— What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody
Se'-fas, a stone or rock. Jesus changed Peter s name, John i. 42, from Simon into Cephas, a Syriac word, signifying a stone, which, by the Greeks was rendered , and by the Latins, Petrus; both signifying the same.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: a stone.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
A Hebrew name, meaning: A rock. (Aramiac) A rock.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Cephas Forename Popularity
Cephas Demographics
Average Cephas Salary in
United States
$38,322 USD
Per year
Rank:
277,040 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000186881
Rank: 13,837 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
88.04%
Sample size: 402 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
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