Eliab Forename

49,999th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 13,485 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Eliab Forename Definition:

Hebrew (masculine) - God is my Father.

Eliab Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda
99%
 
4,3271:9,465959
Rwanda-4,1091:2,767568
Israel
100%
1,5341:5,478894
Brazil
100%
1,0941:195,8288,815
Tanzania
100%
6781:77,8594,815
Kenya
100%
5091:90,9774,971
Mexico
97%
 
3111:399,1785,015
Namibia
100%
1121:21,4661,921
Nigeria
100%
1121:1,585,39634,144
Indonesia-1051:2,456,797119,341
Papua New Guinea
95%
 
1051:77,6417,345
United States
100%
881:4,119,73854,642
Zambia-571:278,1548,405
Venezuela
100%
451:671,15316,407
Peru
94%
 
441:722,53311,133
DR Congo
100%
271:2,734,35659,996
South Africa
100%
241:2,272,19464,564
Nicaragua
100%
201:300,9176,429
Congo
100%
201:250,4606,428
Panama
100%
181:217,0318,112
Chile
100%
181:978,1788,954
Benin
100%
101:1,057,58426,153
Zimbabwe
100%
91:1,713,75749,613
Honduras
100%
91:979,71911,190
Canada-91:3,681,48643,248
Colombia
100%
91:5,308,77029,121
India
81%
 
71:173,553,9961,904,752
El Salvador-71:905,9696,148
Philippines
100%
51:21,201,895240,180
Costa Rica
100%
51:953,59010,779
England
 
67%
51:11,120,58476,686
Guatemala
100%
41:4,027,1077,742
Dominican Republic-41:2,607,81819,206
Malawi
100%
41:4,278,07813,569
Ethiopia-41:24,390,03319,296
Burkina Faso
100%
31:6,126,49060,119
Malaysia
100%
31:10,149,980208,386
Sweden
100%
31:3,285,96941,581
Netherlands
100%
21:8,451,04232,813
Cameroon
100%
21:10,805,25286,897
Haiti-21:5,363,47632,317
Puerto Rico-21:1,775,1506,781
Saint Lucia
100%
21:88,9085,280
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Solomon Islands-11:580,9578,641
Switzerland
100%
11:8,213,49636,387
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Lesotho
100%
11:2,039,99747,971
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376
Pakistan-11:194,357,680303,535
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Liberia
100%
11:4,412,06136,340
Afghanistan-11:32,623,51666,536
Ivory Coast-11:23,075,933135,227
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Germany-11:96,677,87695,912
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727

Eliab (2,284) may also be a surname.

Eliab Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Hebrew (masculine) - God is my Father.

What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody

E-ly'-ab, God my father. l. The son of Helon, prince of the tribe of Zebulun. Num. i. 9. 2. The son of Jesse, David s brother. 1 Sam. xvi. 6. 3. One who joined David at Ziklag. 1 Chron. xii. 9. 4. The son of Elkanah, a Levite. 1 Chron. vi. 27.

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

Meaning: my God is father.

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

A Hebrew name, meaning: From God: my God is father to whom God is father.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Eliab Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Eliahb912/
Eliaab911/
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Eliaf8044/
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Eliob804/
Eulab804/
Elaib803/
Iliab801/
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Elaub801/
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Elahb801/
Elayb801/
Eliasbth771/
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Eliova7322/
Ellyab7317/
Eliafe7310/
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Eliaph735/
Elliap734/
Jhelab734/
Holiab734/
Eilasb734/
Jellab733/
Eliapt732/
Alliab732/
Esleib732/
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Eliasp732/
Eliasf732/
Yeliap732/
Eliaws731/
Elasbt731/
Eliiub731/
Heliob731/
Jelhab731/
Jeslab731/
Iliasb731/
Elyahb731/
Eilabz731/
Eliape731/
Eslyab731/
Elaf6730,804/
Alab671,148/
Elap67117/
Elaw6736/
Olab6735/
Elav6725/
Eleb6716/
Ilab6714/
Hellyab677/
Ylab674/
Iliashb674/
Elob674/
Geliova673/
Jlab673/
Eliasph673/
Gilliab672/
Elliewb671/
Elpb671/
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Aeleibh671/
Holliab671/
Gellyab671/
Heelyab671/
Aeelyab671/
Ellyabh671/

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