Hilkiah Forename

757,758th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Dominica

Hilkiah Forename Definition:

Hil-ky'-ah, God is my portion, the Lord's gentleness. 1. The father of Jeremiah. Jer. i. 1. 2. The father of Eliakim. 2 Kings xxii. 4. 3. Father of the above, and some others. 2 Kings xviii. 18, 26, 37.

Hilkiah Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria
100%
671:2,650,21448,263
Kenya-171:2,723,94821,409
Jamaica
100%
141:205,9456,774
Israel
100%
81:1,050,36514,379
United States-71:51,790,997317,178
Haiti-51:2,145,39120,367
Uganda
100%
41:10,239,23065,177
Philippines
75%
 
41:26,502,369280,915
India
100%
31:404,959,3243,244,417
Congo
100%
21:2,504,60231,783
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Solomon Islands-21:290,4786,813
Papua New Guinea
100%
21:4,076,157155,819
Zimbabwe-11:15,423,817113,731
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
Tanzania
100%
11:52,788,31985,066
Liberia
100%
11:4,412,06136,340
Indonesia-11:257,963,6681,335,696
Grenada
100%
11:108,1254,208
England-11:55,602,921189,715
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
Dominica-11:75,4711,341
Cameroon-11:21,610,503119,836
Brazil-11:214,236,154864,335

Hilkiah (89) may also be a surname.

Hilkiah Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Hil-ky'-ah, God is my portion, the Lord's gentleness. 1. The father of Jeremiah. Jer. i. 1. 2. The father of Eliakim. 2 Kings xxii. 4. 3. Father of the above, and some others. 2 Kings xviii. 18, 26, 37.

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

Meaning: the portion of Jehovah.

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

A Hebrew name, meaning: God is my portion.

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

Hilkiah Forename Popularity

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Hillkia861/
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Illkia771/
Ilkiay771/
Ielkia771/
Ailkia771/
Chilqijah751/
Hilquia7124/
Hilkyas716/
Helkija714/
Chelkia713/
Helckia711/
Chilkya711/
Ilkaiya711/
Jelkiah711/
Gillkia711/
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Hilquias671,096/
Elkia6794/
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Ylkia672/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hilkiah