Japhet Forename
7,137th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 147,008 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Congo
Japhet Forename Definition:
A male name. Hebrew ‘the extender' the name of one of the ss. of Noah. Occasionally used as a christian name in the 17th C.
Japhet Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 100% | 58,370 | 1:904 | 195 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 16,390 | 1:10,834 | 1,364 |
| Kenya | 100% | 16,092 | 1:2,878 | 502 |
| Zambia | - | 9,984 | 1:1,588 | 313 |
| Rwanda | 100% | 6,768 | 1:1,680 | 361 |
| Congo | 100% | 6,395 | 1:783 | 117 |
| Burundi | 100% | 5,793 | 1:1,710 | 517 |
| Malawi | 98% | 5,563 | 1:3,076 | 533 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 4,870 | 1:3,167 | 554 |
| Philippines | 96% | 2,991 | 1:35,443 | 2,952 |
| DR Congo | 99% | 2,479 | 1:29,781 | 2,197 |
| Ghana | 100% | 2,360 | 1:11,435 | 1,063 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 2,195 | 1:9,845 | 1,185 |
| South Africa | 99% | 946 | 1:57,646 | 5,674 |
| Israel | 98% | 686 | 1:12,249 | 1,418 |
| Papua New Guinea | 99% | 667 | 1:12,222 | 1,230 |
| Chad | 100% | 618 | 1:22,004 | 2,892 |
| Mali | 100% | 497 | 1:34,160 | 2,094 |
| Namibia | - | 484 | 1:4,967 | 735 |
| Gabon | - | 361 | 1:5,217 | 1,029 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 335 | 1:1,734 | 315 |
| Togo | - | 330 | 1:21,937 | 3,753 |
| India | 100% | 241 | 1:5,040,987 | 192,226 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 233 | 1:132,243 | 12,172 |
| United States | 100% | 209 | 1:1,734,627 | 30,293 |
| Uganda | 98% | 168 | 1:243,791 | 7,728 |
| Mexico | 94% | 146 | 1:850,304 | 7,441 |
| Benin | 100% | 144 | 1:73,443 | 5,062 |
| Brazil | 100% | 81 | 1:2,644,891 | 50,994 |
| Jamaica | - | 79 | 1:36,497 | 2,327 |
| Haiti | 100% | 77 | 1:139,311 | 7,021 |
| Botswana | 100% | 74 | 1:29,520 | 3,260 |
| England | 97% | 73 | 1:761,684 | 13,981 |
| Kuwait | - | 28 | 1:135,188 | 8,745 |
| Ivory Coast | 92% | 22 | 1:1,048,906 | 30,569 |
| Canada | 100% | 21 | 1:1,577,780 | 25,926 |
| Peru | 89% | 18 | 1:1,766,192 | 19,056 |
| Panama | 100% | 17 | 1:229,797 | 8,406 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 14 | 1:1,312,819 | 33,687 |
| Germany | 100% | 12 | 1:8,056,490 | 29,150 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 10 | 1:1,690,208 | 23,366 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 10 | 1:3,020,189 | 47,166 |
| Central African Republic | - | 9 | 1:501,710 | 504 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 9 | 1:394,478 | 3,471 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 8 | 1:893,999 | 27,106 |
| Indonesia | - | 7 | 1:36,851,953 | 740,105 |
| Norway | 100% | 6 | 1:855,388 | 12,625 |
| Australia | - | 5 | 1:2,731,524 | 22,009 |
| Belize | 100% | 5 | 1:70,862 | 4,575 |
| Honduras | - | 5 | 1:1,763,493 | 15,274 |
| Liberia | 100% | 5 | 1:882,412 | 21,482 |
| Qatar | 100% | 5 | 1:473,921 | 38,106 |
| Sweden | 100% | 5 | 1:1,971,581 | 30,505 |
| China | - | 4 | 1:341,513,946 | 78,144 |
| Egypt | 100% | 4 | 1:22,975,236 | 27,891 |
| Ethiopia | - | 4 | 1:24,390,033 | 19,296 |
| Nicaragua | 67% | 4 | 1:1,504,584 | 16,652 |
| Singapore | - | 4 | 1:1,571,764 | 18,508 |
| Sudan | - | 4 | 1:9,451,744 | 6,661 |
| Costa Rica | 67% | 3 | 1:1,589,316 | 14,648 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 3 | 1:10,149,980 | 208,386 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 3 | 1:37,193 | 3,592 |
| Scotland | 100% | 3 | 1:1,783,455 | 14,297 |
| Senegal | - | 3 | 1:4,860,452 | 20,187 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 3 | 1:453,806 | 18,410 |
| Belgium | 100% | 2 | 1:5,745,020 | 30,381 |
| Denmark | - | 2 | 1:2,824,749 | 21,465 |
| France | 100% | 2 | 1:33,235,170 | 58,100 |
| Guyana | - | 2 | 1:381,631 | 18,312 |
| Hong Kong | - | 2 | 1:3,876,362 | 13,851 |
| Lesotho | - | 2 | 1:1,019,998 | 36,117 |
| Mauritius | - | 2 | 1:648,892 | 8,630 |
| Russia | - | 2 | 1:72,116,852 | 125,484 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Cook Islands | - | 1 | 1:18,153 | 1,349 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| East Timor | - | 1 | 1:1,218,375 | 811 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Equatorial Guinea | - | 1 | 1:1,137,689 | 1,044 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Guinea | - | 1 | 1:11,858,647 | 7,978 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Italy | - | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| New Caledonia | - | 1 | 1:270,164 | 3,221 |
| Pakistan | - | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Poland | - | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Seychelles | - | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Swaziland | - | 1 | 1:1,300,177 | 3,374 |
| Switzerland | - | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Thailand | - | 1 | 1:70,065,813 | 391,235 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
The alternate forms: Japhèt (2) are calculated separately.
Japhet (74,233) may also be a surname.
Japhet Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Hebrew ‘the extender' the name of one of the ss. of Noah. Occasionally used as a christian name in the 17th C.
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
Hebrew (masculine) - Beautiful.
— What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody
Hebrew (masculine) - Hunter.
— What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody
A Hebrew name, meaning: Beautiful.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Japhet Forename Popularity
Japhet Demographics
Average Male Japhet Height
171.2 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 25 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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