Hezekiah Forename
Approximately 17,875 people bear this name
Hezekiah Forename Definition:
A male name. Hebrew 'God is strength'. Brought into use by the Puritans in the 17th C.
Hezekiah Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 100% | 9,168 | 1:19,368 | 1,997 |
| Kenya | 100% | 2,570 | 1:18,018 | 1,840 |
| Malawi | 100% | 1,629 | 1:10,505 | 1,155 |
| Jamaica | - | 1,576 | 1:1,829 | 418 |
| United States | 100% | 1,430 | 1:253,522 | 8,359 |
| South Africa | 100% | 326 | 1:167,278 | 11,389 |
| Liberia | 100% | 247 | 1:17,863 | 1,295 |
| Israel | 99% | 207 | 1:40,594 | 2,786 |
| Uganda | 99% | 123 | 1:332,983 | 9,228 |
| Philippines | 84% | 109 | 1:972,564 | 26,713 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 102 | 1:151,214 | 9,828 |
| England | 100% | 91 | 1:611,021 | 12,120 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 44 | 1:2,259 | 487 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 44 | 1:30,941 | 3,244 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 26 | 1:2,030,320 | 22,015 |
| India | 100% | 26 | 1:46,726,076 | 818,939 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 17 | 1:6,564 | 1,053 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 13 | 1:8,442 | 1,163 |
| Canada | - | 12 | 1:2,761,114 | 36,116 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 11 | 1:741,119 | 53,497 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 10 | 1:2,161,050 | 45,539 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 9 | 1:19,757 | 2,072 |
| Iceland | - | 6 | 1:61,003 | 3,164 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 6 | 1:1,191,999 | 40,353 |
| Brazil | - | 5 | 1:42,847,231 | 319,361 |
| Zambia | - | 5 | 1:3,170,959 | 26,788 |
| Rwanda | - | 4 | 1:2,842,858 | 2,668 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 4 | 1:13,715 | 1,549 |
| Bahamas | - | 4 | 1:99,842 | 1,712 |
| Bermuda | - | 4 | 1:16,206 | 1,525 |
| Guyana | - | 4 | 1:190,816 | 11,826 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Panama | - | 3 | 1:1,302,186 | 25,104 |
| Grenada | 100% | 3 | 1:36,042 | 2,687 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 2 | 1:15,625 | 1,557 |
| Belize | 100% | 2 | 1:177,154 | 5,935 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Swaziland | - | 1 | 1:1,300,177 | 3,374 |
| Sweden | 100% | 1 | 1:9,857,907 | 78,968 |
| Switzerland | - | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Thailand | 100% | 1 | 1:70,065,813 | 391,235 |
| Qatar | - | 1 | 1:2,369,605 | 59,530 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
| Wales | 100% | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
| Anguilla | - | 1 | 1:13,255 | 1,687 |
| Montserrat | - | 1 | 1:4,876 | 752 |
| France | - | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| DR Congo | - | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| China | - | 1 | 1:1,366,055,782 | 109,249 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Malaysia | 67% | 1 | 1:30,449,940 | 373,101 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 1 | 1:11,551,019 | 3,224 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Poland | - | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | 1:5,350,366 | 24,769 |
| Singapore | 100% | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
Hezekiah (5,385) may also be a surname.
Hezekiah Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Hebrew 'God is strength'. Brought into use by the Puritans in the 17th C.
See at Ezekiel for the origin. This is the name of that King of Judah, C8-7 B. C., who abolished idolatry—or thought that he did. It has, except in America, become exceeding rare.
The Scripture name, in Hebrew חִזְקִיָהוּ, Hhizkeyyáh, from hhézek-Yah, the strength of Jehovah.
Hez-e-ky'-ah, strong in the Lord. One of the kings of Judah, the son of Ahaz and Abi; born A. M. 3251. At the age of twenty-five, he succeeded his father in the government of the kingdom of Judah, and reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. He acted in a manner well-pleasing to the Lord. 2 Kings xviii.; 2 Chron. xxix.; xxx.; xxxi. 2. The name of a person who returned from the captivity. 1 Chron. iii. 23; Neh. vii. 21.
Meaning: strengthened of Jehovah.
A Hebrew name, meaning: God strengthens: the might of Jehovah.
Hezekiah Forename Popularity
Hezekiah Demographics
Hezekiah Religious Adherence
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Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heziekiah | 94 | 7 | / |
| Hezekieah | 94 | 5 | / |
| Hezekiaha | 94 | 5 | / |
| Haezekiah | 94 | 4 | / |
| Hezeekiah | 94 | 3 | / |
| Hiezekiah | 94 | 1 | / |
| Hezeikiah | 94 | 1 | / |
| Hezekia | 93 | 4,299 | / |
| Ezekiah | 93 | 2,023 | / |
| Hez'e-Kiah | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hezikiah | 88 | 304 | / |
| Hazekiah | 88 | 45 | / |
| Hezakiah | 88 | 36 | / |
| Hezekiha | 88 | 8 | / |
| Ezekieah | 88 | 6 | / |
| Ezeckiah | 88 | 3 | / |
| Hezekhia | 88 | 3 | / |
| Eezekiah | 88 | 3 | / |
| Hezeckia | 88 | 2 | / |
| Hezekyah | 88 | 2 | / |
| Hecekiah | 88 | 2 | / |
| Eziekiah | 88 | 2 | / |
| Hezekiaj | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ezekiaah | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ezekiaha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Aezekiah | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hozekiah | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hezekiea | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hezekiaa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hezehkia | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hezykiah | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ezeikiah | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ezekia | 86 | 19,004 | / |
| Hezechiah | 82 | 4 | / |
| Hazeikiah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chezakiah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ezeckia | 80 | 165 | / |
| Ezikiah | 80 | 43 | / |
| Hezikia | 80 | 23 | / |
| Ezakiah | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ezekiea | 80 | 6 | / |
| Hezakia | 80 | 5 | / |
| Hazekia | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hezykia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hizekia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ezekiaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hjzakiah | 75 | 21 | / |
| Hazakiah | 75 | 16 | / |
| Hezechia | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hezickia | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hazikiah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hezikiha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hezequia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ezikia | 71 | 34 | / |
| Ezakia | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ezekya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Azekia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hizikijah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Izekia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ezekio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ezequia | 67 | 115 | / |
| Ezechia | 67 | 36 | / |
| Azakiah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ezakiea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hozakia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hazakia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ezekieo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hizikia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Echekia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Izakiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hezekeo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ezekeha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Azikiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edzikia | 67 | 1 | / |
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