Elimelech Forename

389,041st
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 478 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Elimelech Forename Definition:

Hebrew (masculine) - My God is king.

Elimelech Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
2991:1,212,49823,794
Nigeria
100%
481:3,699,25861,420
Philippines
91%
 
341:3,117,92661,624
Mexico
86%
 
161:7,759,02726,141
England
100%
131:4,277,14841,317
Tanzania
100%
91:5,865,36930,875
Indonesia-91:28,662,630639,955
Belgium-61:1,915,00718,066
Colombia-51:9,555,78540,229
Brazil
100%
51:42,847,231319,361
Argentina
100%
41:10,693,31119,797
Chile
100%
31:5,869,06926,159
Canada-31:11,044,45776,719
Venezuela-21:15,100,946147,145
Peru
100%
21:15,895,72774,652
Papua New Guinea
50%
 
21:4,076,157155,819
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
South Africa
100%
11:54,532,649471,300
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Malawi
100%
11:17,112,31024,110
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Liberia
100%
11:4,412,06136,340
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Israel
100%
11:8,402,91845,019
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
France-11:66,470,34085,030
El Salvador-11:6,341,78616,428
Czechia-11:10,656,16211,509
Cameroon-11:21,610,503119,836
Australia-11:13,657,62255,904

Elimelech (259) may also be a surname.

Elimelech Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Hebrew (masculine) - My God is king.

What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody

E-lim'-e-lek, my God is king. A person driven by famine from Bethlehem into Moab. Ruth i. 1 5.

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

Meaning: my God is king.

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

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