Gaza Forename
100,468th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 4,656 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Gaza Forename Definition:
Gay'-zali, strong, a goat. 1. A city of the Philistines, made by Joshua part of the tribe of Judah. Josh. xv. 47. 2. A city of Ephraim. 1 Chron. vii. 28.
Gaza Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 100% | 3,117 | 1:56,966 | 3,965 |
| South Africa | 99% | 334 | 1:163,271 | 11,202 |
| Cameroon | 68% | 226 | 1:95,622 | 5,094 |
| Iran | 95% | 111 | 1:707,179 | 7,152 |
| Yemen | - | 103 | 1:255,308 | 1,874 |
| India | 100% | 98 | 1:12,396,714 | 345,800 |
| Zimbabwe | 92% | 81 | 1:190,417 | 11,596 |
| Ivory Coast | 62% | 81 | 1:284,888 | 12,710 |
| Pakistan | 82% | 76 | 1:2,557,338 | 31,816 |
| Afghanistan | 51% | 70 | 1:466,050 | 8,041 |
| Iraq | 89% | 43 | 1:814,369 | 7,317 |
| Jordan | 100% | 40 | 1:220,669 | 2,780 |
| United States | 100% | 40 | 1:9,063,424 | 94,297 |
| Kuwait | - | 38 | 1:99,612 | 6,886 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 32 | 1:1,649,635 | 21,472 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 21 | 1:12,283,984 | 367,223 |
| Qatar | 100% | 13 | 1:182,277 | 21,851 |
| England | 100% | 13 | 1:4,277,148 | 41,317 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 11 | 1:650,181 | 20,553 |
| Canada | - | 10 | 1:3,313,337 | 41,238 |
| South Sudan | 67% | 9 | 1:1,283,447 | 1,308 |
| Niger | 83% | 9 | 1:2,131,555 | 25,465 |
| Kenya | - | 7 | 1:6,615,301 | 31,578 |
| Bhutan | 100% | 7 | 1:117,847 | 2,550 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 6 | 1:2,957,808 | 19,121 |
| Philippines | 83% | 6 | 1:17,668,246 | 211,341 |
| Papua New Guinea | 75% | 6 | 1:1,358,719 | 89,225 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 4 | 1:18,456,901 | 95,891 |
| Turkey | 100% | 3 | 1:25,933,903 | 52,822 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 3 | 1:453,806 | 18,410 |
| Sweden | 100% | 3 | 1:3,285,969 | 41,581 |
| Syria | - | 2 | 1:9,653,038 | 7,712 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 2 | 1:9,189,734 | 69,235 |
| Russia | 100% | 2 | 1:72,116,852 | 125,484 |
| Israel | 100% | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| New Zealand | - | 2 | 1:2,268,022 | 12,390 |
| Mexico | 100% | 2 | 1:62,072,214 | 96,650 |
| Australia | - | 2 | 1:6,828,811 | 37,569 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Sudan | 100% | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Bermuda | - | 1 | 1:64,826 | 2,481 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Scotland | 100% | 1 | 1:5,350,366 | 24,769 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Chad | 100% | 1 | 1:13,598,398 | 15,363 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Montenegro | 100% | 1 | 1:634,576 | 4,914 |
| Malawi | 100% | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| France | - | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Georgia | 100% | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Grenada | - | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Italy | 50% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
The alternate forms: Gãza (1) are calculated separately.
Gaza (15,416) may also be a surname.
Gaza Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Gay'-zali, strong, a goat. 1. A city of the Philistines, made by Joshua part of the tribe of Judah. Josh. xv. 47. 2. A city of Ephraim. 1 Chron. vii. 28.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: she was strong.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
Gaza Forename Popularity
Gaza Demographics
Gaza Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 10 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
Gaza Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gaza in the Russian language | ||
| Газа | gaza | - |
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