Ephron Forename

227,353rd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,213 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Ephron Forename Definition:

E'-fron, dust. The son of Zohar, who sold the cave of Machpelah to Abraham. Gen. xxiii. 8, 10.

Ephron Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi
93%
 
8881:19,2711,754
Tanzania
100%
1101:479,89413,840
Zambia-571:278,1548,405
United States
100%
551:6,591,58175,613
Indonesia-241:10,748,486334,727
South Africa
100%
221:2,478,75768,223
Nigeria
100%
121:14,797,030147,379
Uganda
100%
91:4,550,76942,499
Papua New Guinea
80%
 
51:1,630,463100,826
England
100%
41:13,900,73089,263
Kenya-41:11,576,77840,588
Rwanda-41:2,842,8582,668
Philippines
100%
41:26,502,369280,915
India
100%
31:404,959,3243,244,417
Lesotho-21:1,019,99836,117
Trinidad and Tobago-21:680,71023,658
Pakistan
100%
11:194,357,680303,535
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Antigua and Barbuda-11:99,3953,544
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Guatemala
100%
11:16,108,42913,998
Congo
100%
11:5,009,20537,978
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727

Ephron (328) may also be a surname.

Ephron Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

E'-fron, dust. The son of Zohar, who sold the cave of Machpelah to Abraham. Gen. xxiii. 8, 10.

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

Meaning: he of dust.

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

A Hebrew name, meaning: Young antelope.

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

Ephron Forename Popularity

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Ephrum678/
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Efrond676/
Efroin676/
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Eufron673/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ephron