Ishmael Forename
9,483rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 108,273 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Sierra Leone
Ishmael Forename Definition:
Hebrew (masculine) - Heard of God.
Ishmael Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 99% | 29,891 | 1:903 | 202 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 18,034 | 1:393 | 95 |
| Malawi | 99% | 16,097 | 1:1,063 | 228 |
| South Africa | 100% | 14,183 | 1:3,845 | 739 |
| Zimbabwe | 99% | 10,381 | 1:1,486 | 277 |
| Kenya | 100% | 5,386 | 1:8,598 | 1,147 |
| United States | 100% | 3,074 | 1:117,937 | 4,979 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 2,291 | 1:77,505 | 4,805 |
| Botswana | 100% | 2,173 | 1:1,005 | 167 |
| Jamaica | - | 778 | 1:3,706 | 671 |
| Liberia | 99% | 611 | 1:7,221 | 756 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 604 | 1:962 | 185 |
| Zambia | - | 499 | 1:31,773 | 2,345 |
| England | 100% | 487 | 1:114,174 | 4,135 |
| Philippines | 100% | 435 | 1:243,700 | 10,134 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 435 | 1:3,130 | 591 |
| Papua New Guinea | 99% | 427 | 1:19,092 | 1,899 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 397 | 1:5,139 | 784 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 233 | 1:132,243 | 12,172 |
| Swaziland | - | 205 | 1:6,342 | 1,007 |
| Egypt | 100% | 195 | 1:471,287 | 12,924 |
| India | 100% | 117 | 1:10,383,572 | 308,339 |
| Uganda | 99% | 114 | 1:359,271 | 9,649 |
| Vanuatu | - | 106 | 1:2,470 | 570 |
| Bahamas | - | 99 | 1:4,034 | 695 |
| Canada | 100% | 99 | 1:334,681 | 10,275 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 98 | 1:538,656 | 14,871 |
| Guyana | 100% | 86 | 1:8,875 | 1,390 |
| Namibia | - | 61 | 1:39,413 | 2,704 |
| Barbados | - | 59 | 1:4,912 | 761 |
| Malta | - | 57 | 1:7,533 | 851 |
| Brazil | 100% | 38 | 1:5,637,794 | 84,722 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 93% | 37 | 1:3,016 | 571 |
| Rwanda | - | 36 | 1:315,873 | 1,243 |
| Israel | 67% | 35 | 1:240,083 | 6,784 |
| Belize | 100% | 33 | 1:10,737 | 1,564 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 25 | 1:4,390 | 749 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 24 | 1:1,268,748 | 41,875 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 21 | 1:3,515,600 | 73,131 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 20 | 1:4,970 | 915 |
| British Virgin Islands | 100% | 20 | 1:1,562 | 349 |
| Grenada | 89% | 15 | 1:7,208 | 1,050 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 15 | 1:476,800 | 16,943 |
| Wales | 100% | 15 | 1:206,287 | 3,673 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 14 | 1:1,207,292 | 18,951 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 12 | 1:1,800,875 | 40,142 |
| Mexico | 100% | 11 | 1:11,285,857 | 32,937 |
| Panama | 100% | 10 | 1:390,656 | 11,763 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 9 | 1:6,811 | 1,077 |
| Sudan | 100% | 9 | 1:4,200,775 | 4,893 |
| Sweden | 100% | 9 | 1:1,095,323 | 21,139 |
| Australia | - | 8 | 1:1,707,203 | 16,445 |
| Austria | 100% | 8 | 1:1,064,275 | 7,469 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 8 | 1:22,227 | 2,229 |
| China | - | 6 | 1:227,675,964 | 74,319 |
| Honduras | - | 6 | 1:1,469,578 | 13,832 |
| Germany | 100% | 5 | 1:19,335,575 | 51,270 |
| Norway | 100% | 5 | 1:1,026,466 | 14,100 |
| Qatar | 100% | 5 | 1:473,921 | 38,106 |
| Scotland | 100% | 5 | 1:1,070,073 | 10,235 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 4 | 1:12,808 | 1,787 |
| Montserrat | - | 4 | 1:1,219 | 202 |
| Togo | - | 4 | 1:1,809,810 | 5,654 |
| Iran | - | 3 | 1:26,165,623 | 45,792 |
| Japan | - | 3 | 1:42,662,019 | 63,122 |
| Lebanon | - | 3 | 1:1,875,857 | 11,580 |
| Ireland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,321,760 | 8,894 |
| Afghanistan | 50% | 2 | 1:16,311,758 | 48,279 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 2 | 1:6,628 | 945 |
| Cambodia | 100% | 2 | 1:8,136,665 | 51,498 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 2 | 1:2,383,974 | 18,662 |
| Denmark | - | 2 | 1:2,824,749 | 21,465 |
| Finland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,741,592 | 19,235 |
| France | 100% | 2 | 1:33,235,170 | 58,100 |
| Hong Kong | - | 2 | 1:3,876,362 | 13,851 |
| Maldives | - | 2 | 1:216,952 | 3,781 |
| New Zealand | - | 2 | 1:2,268,022 | 12,390 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 2 | 1:3,009,168 | 24,322 |
| Russia | 100% | 2 | 1:72,116,852 | 125,484 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 2 | 1:27,430 | 2,159 |
| Singapore | 100% | 2 | 1:3,143,527 | 27,876 |
| Spain | - | 2 | 1:23,264,982 | 24,876 |
| Switzerland | - | 2 | 1:4,106,748 | 25,883 |
| Thailand | 100% | 2 | 1:35,032,906 | 298,615 |
| Ukraine | - | 2 | 1:22,749,954 | 22,291 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Belgium | 50% | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Burkina Faso | - | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Cuba | - | 1 | 1:11,506,552 | 13,531 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Ethiopia | - | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Guinea | - | 1 | 1:11,858,647 | 7,978 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Indonesia | - | 1 | 1:257,963,668 | 1,335,696 |
| Italy | 100% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| North Macedonia | - | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Mauritania | - | 1 | 1:4,095,239 | 27,701 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Nauru | 100% | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| Poland | - | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| San Marino | - | 1 | 1:32,920 | 787 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
| Venezuela | - | 1 | 1:30,201,893 | 231,239 |
The alternate forms: Ishmáel (1) & Ishmaél (1) are calculated separately.
Ishmael (14,369) may also be a surname.
Ishmael Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Hebrew (masculine) - Heard of God.
— What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody
Ish'-ma-el, God who hears. 1. The son of Abraham and Hagar; born A. M. 2094. Gen. xvi. 15. 2. The son of Nethaniah, of the royal family of Judah. Jer. xl. 14.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: God will hear.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
A Hebrew name, meaning: God heareth.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Ishmael Forename Popularity
Ishmael Demographics
Ishmael Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sample size: 1 (1901)
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Phonetically Similar Names
Ishmael Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ishmael in the Russian language | ||
| Ишмаэль | ismael | - |
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