Cherub Forename

580,229th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Cherub Forename Definition:

Tsher'-ub, CHERUBIM, Tsher'-u-bim, in Syriac, to till or plough. The figures placed in the holy of holies, at each end of the mercy-seat. Exod. xxv. 19.

Cherub Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
821:4,421,18357,395
Philippines
 
59%
361:2,944,70859,101
India
80%
 
301:40,495,932746,646
Zimbabwe
100%
161:963,98934,627
Nigeria
97%
 
151:11,837,624127,959
China-101:136,605,57866,281
Ghana-91:2,998,4685,965
South Africa
50%
 
61:9,088,775152,087
Canada-41:8,283,34367,579
Hong Kong-31:2,584,24211,307
Taiwan-31:7,923,22799,341
Liberia
100%
31:1,470,68725,732
England
100%
31:18,534,307106,915
Zambia-21:7,927,39745,785
Indonesia-21:128,981,8341,206,875
Uganda
100%
11:40,956,920131,348
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Sri Lanka-11:20,799,08716,824
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Malawi
100%
11:17,112,31024,110
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066
Israel-11:8,402,91845,019
Germany
100%
11:96,677,87695,912
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Bangladesh-11:159,461,36636,167
Bahrain-11:1,348,6737,854

Cherub (55) may also be a surname.

Cherub Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Tsher'-ub, CHERUBIM, Tsher'-u-bim, in Syriac, to till or plough. The figures placed in the holy of holies, at each end of the mercy-seat. Exod. xxv. 19.

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

Ke'-rub. One of the Israelites who returned from Babylon, and was unable to prove his genealogy. Ezra ii. 59.

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

Meaning: as if contending.

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

Cherub Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cherubs924/
Cherrub921/
Cheroub921/
Chearub921/
Cerub911/
Sherub83466/
Kherub8317/
Cherup8313/
Cherob838/
Cheruv838/
Charub833/
Cheruf833/
Chirub832/
Cesrub831/
Cheruw831/
Chorub831/
Chyrub831/
Herubh831/
Tsherub773/
Cherouf773/
Cherauf771/
Jheirub771/
Kheroub771/
Sherrub771/
Cheruph771/
Cheroob771/
Cheerup771/
Chereuf771/
Cherbua771/
Kerub7332/
Herup7314/
Jerub7313/
Hirub739/
Serub738/
Gerub737/
Ceruw735/
Cerob735/
Herob733/
Zerub733/
Heruf732/
Cyrub731/
Heruw731/
Kherroub7122/
Charaubh711/
Seroub67217/
Chirup67164/
Charup6744/
Hirubh6720/
Sherup6711/
Seraub6711/
Sherob678/
Serubh677/
Hiraub676/
Herupe675/
Cherow674/
Kherup673/
Geraub672/
Jerrub672/
Jearub672/
Jeroub671/
Herrup671/
Chiruw671/
Chorup671/
Ceirob671/
Sheruv671/
Shirub671/
Zearub671/
Kheruf671/
Kheruv671/
Keroub671/

Cherub Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cherub in the Russian language
Черубcerub-

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