Elkanah Forename
Approximately 7,671 people bear this name
Elkanah Forename Definition:
A male name. Hebrew ‘The Lord is possessing’, the name of the father of the prophet Samuel. Occasionally used as a christian name in the 17th C, and later in the USA. The best- known example of the name is Elkanah Settle (1648-1724), the city poet.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 100% | 3,283 | 1:54,086 | 3,837 |
| Kenya | 100% | 2,897 | 1:15,985 | 1,722 |
| Jamaica | - | 549 | 1:5,252 | 814 |
| Ghana | 100% | 281 | 1:96,036 | 4,158 |
| United States | 93% | 120 | 1:3,021,141 | 44,058 |
| Liberia | 100% | 95 | 1:46,443 | 2,524 |
| Malawi | 50% | 85 | 1:201,321 | 8,458 |
| Uganda | 100% | 81 | 1:505,641 | 11,665 |
| Bahamas | - | 76 | 1:5,255 | 817 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 55 | 1:392,918 | 13,673 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 27 | 1:571,252 | 24,615 |
| Indonesia | - | 25 | 1:10,318,547 | 325,633 |
| England | 100% | 16 | 1:3,475,183 | 36,259 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 12 | 1:8,283 | 1,404 |
| Philippines | 60% | 10 | 1:10,600,948 | 147,506 |
| Canada | - | 10 | 1:3,313,337 | 41,238 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 9 | 1:5,865,369 | 30,875 |
| Malaysia | 67% | 7 | 1:4,349,991 | 105,289 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 5 | 1:35,563 | 3,018 |
| Papua New Guinea | 80% | 5 | 1:1,630,463 | 100,826 |
| Panama | - | 3 | 1:1,302,186 | 25,104 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Brazil | - | 2 | 1:107,118,077 | 571,487 |
| Lesotho | - | 2 | 1:1,019,998 | 36,117 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
| Afghanistan | - | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
| Israel | - | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| South Africa | 100% | 1 | 1:54,532,649 | 471,300 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1:7,088,663 | 1,497 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 1 | 1:54,668 | 1,803 |
| Mali | - | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Congo | - | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
Elkanah (3,023) may also be a surname.
Elkanah Forename Meaning
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A male name. Hebrew ‘The Lord is possessing’, the name of the father of the prophet Samuel. Occasionally used as a christian name in the 17th C, and later in the USA. The best- known example of the name is Elkanah Settle (1648-1724), the city poet.
Found as a male name. From the Scripture name אֱלְקָנָה Elkanáh, which St. Jerome translates ‘possession of God, whom God has redeemed;’ Gesenius, ‘whom God created;’ and Tregelles, ‘whom God possessed.’ The most probable derivation is that of St. Jerome, viz. from El God, and kanáh to possess.
El'-ka-nah, God the jealous, the reed of God. 1. The son of Korah, and grandson of Amrani. Exod. vi. 24. 2. The husband of Hannah, and father of Samuel. 1 Sam. i. 1. 3. One who went to David at Ziklag. 1 Chron. xii. 6.
Meaning: God has purchased.
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