Ebenezer Forename
Approximately 234,400 people bear this name
Ebenezer Forename Definition:
A male name. Hebrew ‘stone of help’ (the name of a stone raised by Samuel to commemorate the defeat of the Philistines, 1 Sam. vii. 2); adopted as a christian name by 17th-C Puritans, often in the form Benezer (e.g. Benazer Wilson b. 1668, s.
Read More About This ForenameEbenezer Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 100% | 162,658 | 1:166 | 22 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 45,709 | 1:3,885 | 681 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 5,407 | 1:3,997 | 673 |
| Tanzania | 98% | 2,574 | 1:20,508 | 2,065 |
| United States | 100% | 1,856 | 1:195,332 | 7,012 |
| Sudan | 100% | 1,586 | 1:23,838 | 2,295 |
| Philippines | 98% | 1,336 | 1:79,348 | 4,860 |
| Brazil | 100% | 1,242 | 1:172,493 | 8,085 |
| England | 100% | 1,223 | 1:45,464 | 2,223 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1,120 | 1:3,939 | 504 |
| Ethiopia | - | 1,040 | 1:93,808 | 6,821 |
| India | 99% | 1,027 | 1:1,182,939 | 73,352 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 874 | 1:35,255 | 4,434 |
| Kenya | - | 743 | 1:62,325 | 3,930 |
| South Africa | 97% | 663 | 1:82,251 | 7,141 |
| Togo | - | 659 | 1:10,985 | 1,550 |
| Indonesia | - | 638 | 1:404,332 | 32,433 |
| Poland | 100% | 471 | 1:80,737 | 1,882 |
| Jamaica | - | 431 | 1:6,690 | 920 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 429 | 1:48,483 | 5,248 |
| Egypt | - | 304 | 1:302,306 | 9,724 |
| Benin | 100% | 283 | 1:37,370 | 3,234 |
| Mali | 100% | 221 | 1:76,822 | 3,384 |
| Mexico | 62% | 197 | 1:630,175 | 6,357 |
| Canada | 100% | 169 | 1:196,055 | 7,541 |
| Malawi | 60% | 127 | 1:134,743 | 6,567 |
| Namibia | - | 122 | 1:19,706 | 1,822 |
| DR Congo | 86% | 96 | 1:769,038 | 24,327 |
| Scotland | 100% | 84 | 1:63,695 | 1,809 |
| Ivory Coast | 97% | 80 | 1:288,449 | 12,816 |
| Bahrain | - | 59 | 1:22,859 | 3,234 |
| Germany | 100% | 54 | 1:1,790,331 | 10,926 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 52 | 1:137,538 | 9,445 |
| Zimbabwe | 73% | 52 | 1:296,612 | 15,900 |
| Malaysia | 91% | 46 | 1:661,955 | 26,444 |
| France | 100% | 41 | 1:1,621,228 | 10,391 |
| Uganda | 93% | 40 | 1:1,023,923 | 17,655 |
| Kuwait | - | 38 | 1:99,612 | 6,886 |
| Spain | 100% | 33 | 1:1,409,999 | 10,038 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 33 | 1:41,255 | 3,938 |
| Botswana | - | 32 | 1:68,264 | 6,262 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 30 | 1:563,403 | 13,008 |
| Wales | 83% | 26 | 1:119,012 | 2,694 |
| Gambia | - | 25 | 1:77,064 | 396 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 25 | 1:283,547 | 466 |
| Sweden | 100% | 24 | 1:410,746 | 11,228 |
| Singapore | 100% | 22 | 1:285,775 | 9,352 |
| Ireland | 100% | 18 | 1:257,973 | 4,315 |
| Angola | 100% | 16 | 1:1,685,413 | 2,877 |
| Rwanda | - | 16 | 1:710,715 | 1,599 |
| Australia | - | 15 | 1:910,508 | 11,282 |
| Qatar | 100% | 15 | 1:157,974 | 16,771 |
| Finland | 82% | 14 | 1:391,656 | 5,045 |
| Zambia | - | 14 | 1:1,132,485 | 16,312 |
| Italy | 100% | 13 | 1:4,697,084 | 22,664 |
| Guyana | 100% | 12 | 1:63,605 | 5,544 |
| China | - | 11 | 1:124,186,889 | 65,712 |
| Norway | 100% | 11 | 1:466,575 | 8,612 |
| Peru | 100% | 11 | 1:2,890,132 | 25,809 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 11 | 1:10,144 | 1,460 |
| Thailand | 100% | 11 | 1:6,369,619 | 106,118 |
| Austria | 100% | 10 | 1:851,420 | 6,482 |
| Burkina Faso | 67% | 10 | 1:1,837,947 | 41,704 |
| Chad | 100% | 9 | 1:1,510,933 | 6,264 |
| Morocco | - | 9 | 1:3,816,515 | 8,291 |
| Mozambique | - | 9 | 1:3,027,040 | 2,336 |
| Belgium | 100% | 8 | 1:1,436,255 | 15,198 |
| Denmark | - | 8 | 1:706,187 | 9,598 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 8 | 1:13,718 | 1,590 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 8 | 1:3,775,237 | 55,178 |
| Oman | - | 7 | 1:586,952 | 5,255 |
| Switzerland | - | 7 | 1:1,173,357 | 12,989 |
| Bermuda | - | 6 | 1:10,804 | 1,174 |
| Chile | 60% | 6 | 1:2,934,535 | 17,145 |
| Guinea | 100% | 6 | 1:1,976,441 | 4,482 |
| Congo | 100% | 5 | 1:1,001,841 | 16,039 |
| Argentina | 100% | 4 | 1:10,693,311 | 19,797 |
| Costa Rica | 67% | 4 | 1:1,191,987 | 12,292 |
| Ecuador | - | 4 | 1:4,431,730 | 16,276 |
| Eritrea | 100% | 4 | 1:1,188,244 | 607 |
| Gabon | 100% | 4 | 1:470,834 | 2,822 |
| Hong Kong | - | 4 | 1:1,938,181 | 8,439 |
| Russia | 100% | 4 | 1:36,058,426 | 83,389 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 4 | 1:13,715 | 1,549 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | - | 4 | 1:47,999 | 3,228 |
| Colombia | - | 3 | 1:15,926,309 | 51,235 |
| New Zealand | - | 3 | 1:1,512,015 | 11,267 |
| Northern Cyprus | - | 3 | 1:106,044 | 2,485 |
| Panama | - | 3 | 1:1,302,186 | 25,104 |
| Turkey | - | 3 | 1:25,933,903 | 52,822 |
| Iceland | 100% | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Israel | 100% | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 2 | 1:1,019,998 | 36,117 |
| Pakistan | - | 2 | 1:97,178,840 | 228,758 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 2 | 1:1,775,150 | 6,781 |
| Senegal | - | 2 | 1:7,290,678 | 24,413 |
| Ukraine | - | 2 | 1:22,749,954 | 22,291 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Cuba | - | 1 | 1:11,506,552 | 13,531 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Guatemala | - | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| Guinea-Bissau | - | 1 | 1:1,728,218 | 422 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Hungary | - | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Lebanon | - | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| North Macedonia | - | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Mauritania | - | 1 | 1:4,095,239 | 27,701 |
| Monaco | - | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Saint Martin | - | 1 | 1:35,746 | 277 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Slovenia | - | 1 | 1:2,458,758 | 6,723 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Swaziland | - | 1 | 1:1,300,177 | 3,374 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
The alternate forms: Ebenézer (35), Ebenezér (1) & Ebénézer (27) are calculated separately.
Ebenezer (20,074) may also be a surname.
Ebenezer Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Hebrew ‘stone of help’ (the name of a stone raised by Samuel to commemorate the defeat of the Philistines, 1 Sam. vii. 2); adopted as a christian name by 17th-C Puritans, often in the form Benezer (e.g. Benazer Wilson b. 1668, s. of an ejected minister). It continued in use among Dissenters and is still used in the USA, sometimes abbreviated to Eben.
M. In the old Testament, Ebenezer is a stone that, erected by Samuel, commemorates the defeat of the Philistines. Probably it is a Hebrew word meaning ‘God is our help’: cf. George Baker’s arresting novel, Ebenezer Walks with God, 1931.
The Scripture name, in Hebrew אבנ-עור, Ebhen-ezer, signifying ‘stone of help’ (name of the stone which Samuel set up between Mispeh and Shen, in witness of the Divine assistance obtained against the Philistines). In the LXX it is rendered λιθλος Του βοηθου, stone of the helper.
Meaning: the stone of help.
A Hebrew name, meaning: Rock of help.
Ebenezer Forename Popularity
Ebenezer Demographics
Average Male Ebenezer Height
172.71 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
Ebenezer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ebenezer in the Russian language | ||
| Эбенезер | ebenezer | - |
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