Cherith Forename
227,056th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 1,216 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland
Cherith Forename Definition:
Ke'-rith, calling, piercing, slaying. A brook which falls into the Jordan below Bethshan. 1 Kings xvii. 3, 5.
Cherith Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 446 | 1:4,133 | 512 |
| United States | 100% | 431 | 1:841,153 | 18,690 |
| England | 100% | 86 | 1:646,546 | 12,592 |
| South Africa | 97% | 79 | 1:690,287 | 29,761 |
| Philippines | 98% | 54 | 1:1,963,138 | 43,961 |
| Canada | - | 28 | 1:1,183,335 | 22,004 |
| Scotland | 100% | 16 | 1:334,398 | 4,869 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 12 | 1:1,285,318 | 41,030 |
| Wales | 100% | 10 | 1:309,431 | 4,737 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 9 | 1:151,269 | 9,102 |
| India | 75% | 6 | 1:202,479,662 | 2,100,642 |
| Australia | - | 5 | 1:2,731,524 | 22,009 |
| Brazil | - | 3 | 1:71,412,051 | 442,691 |
| Chile | 100% | 3 | 1:5,869,069 | 26,159 |
| New Zealand | - | 2 | 1:2,268,022 | 12,390 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 2 | 1:4,076,157 | 155,819 |
| Finland | - | 2 | 1:2,741,592 | 19,235 |
| Guyana | - | 2 | 1:381,631 | 18,312 |
| Spain | - | 2 | 1:23,264,982 | 24,876 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Venezuela | - | 1 | 1:30,201,893 | 231,239 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Uganda | 100% | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Switzerland | - | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Singapore | - | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| Seychelles | - | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Samoa | - | 1 | 1:195,190 | 1,348 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Netherlands | - | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| Mexico | - | 1 | 1:124,144,427 | 140,512 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 1 | 1:30,449,940 | 373,101 |
| Italy | - | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| France | - | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
Cherith (16) may also be a surname.
Cherith Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ke'-rith, calling, piercing, slaying. A brook which falls into the Jordan below Bethshan. 1 Kings xvii. 3, 5.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: a cutting.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
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Sample size: 91 (2014)
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