Issachar Forename

391,811th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 472 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Issachar Forename Definition:

Is'-sa-kar, price, reward. The fifth son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. xxx. 14 18. Bom A. M. 2257.

Issachar Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi
100%
851:201,3218,458
Mexico
97%
 
791:1,571,44810,388
Philippines
100%
761:1,394,86234,396
United States
100%
741:4,899,14861,711
Nigeria
100%
461:3,860,09562,963
Chile
100%
181:978,1788,954
Panama
100%
131:300,5049,934
England
100%
91:6,178,10252,254
Kenya-61:7,717,85232,954
Jamaica-61:480,53812,525
South Africa
100%
61:9,088,775152,087
Malaysia
100%
51:6,089,988140,568
Israel
75%
 
41:2,100,73020,870
Trinidad and Tobago-41:340,35515,394
Uganda
100%
41:10,239,23065,177
Honduras-31:2,939,15620,066
India
100%
31:404,959,3243,244,417
Switzerland
100%
31:2,737,83221,065
Thailand
100%
31:23,355,271268,869
Venezuela-21:15,100,946147,145
Brazil-21:107,118,077571,487
Liberia
100%
21:2,206,03027,695
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731
Marshall Islands
100%
11:51,2305,014
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Cameroon-11:21,610,503119,836
Canada-11:33,133,372113,810
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
El Salvador-11:6,341,78616,428
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Singapore
100%
11:6,287,05439,645
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Saint Lucia
100%
11:177,8158,104
Rwanda-11:11,371,4334,615
Guatemala
100%
11:16,108,42913,998
Papua New Guinea-11:8,152,314202,620
Haiti-11:10,726,95341,696
Indonesia-11:257,963,6681,335,696
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970

Issachar (574) may also be a surname.

Issachar Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Is'-sa-kar, price, reward. The fifth son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. xxx. 14 18. Bom A. M. 2257.

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

Meaning: he will be hired: there is reward: he will bring reward.

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

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