Japheth Forename
28,601st
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 29,043 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya
Japheth 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.
Japheth Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 100% | 17,401 | 1:2,661 | 478 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 4,224 | 1:12,497 | 1,499 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 3,184 | 1:55,768 | 3,916 |
| Ghana | 100% | 1,236 | 1:21,834 | 1,594 |
| Philippines | 95% | 696 | 1:152,312 | 7,410 |
| United States | 100% | 384 | 1:944,107 | 20,184 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 356 | 1:60,704 | 3,730 |
| Uganda | 100% | 335 | 1:122,259 | 5,136 |
| Malawi | 100% | 275 | 1:62,227 | 3,900 |
| Jamaica | - | 224 | 1:12,872 | 1,311 |
| DR Congo | 95% | 157 | 1:470,240 | 16,785 |
| India | 100% | 84 | 1:14,462,833 | 382,462 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 67 | 1:230,206 | 13,296 |
| South Africa | 100% | 58 | 1:940,218 | 36,668 |
| Liberia | 100% | 37 | 1:119,245 | 4,888 |
| England | 100% | 35 | 1:1,588,655 | 22,138 |
| Papua New Guinea | 96% | 34 | 1:239,774 | 19,968 |
| Rwanda | - | 25 | 1:454,857 | 1,393 |
| Guyana | 100% | 20 | 1:38,163 | 3,889 |
| Botswana | - | 16 | 1:136,528 | 10,720 |
| Mexico | 100% | 15 | 1:8,276,295 | 27,186 |
| Malaysia | 96% | 15 | 1:2,029,996 | 58,888 |
| Canada | - | 14 | 1:2,366,669 | 33,082 |
| Singapore | - | 13 | 1:483,620 | 11,161 |
| Qatar | 100% | 10 | 1:236,960 | 22,379 |
| Sudan | - | 9 | 1:4,200,775 | 4,893 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 9 | 1:794,666 | 24,808 |
| Congo | 82% | 7 | 1:715,601 | 13,459 |
| Panama | - | 7 | 1:558,080 | 14,722 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 7 | 1:15,940 | 2,043 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 6 | 1:226,903 | 11,844 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 6 | 1:1,368,916 | 14,223 |
| Zambia | - | 6 | 1:2,642,466 | 23,928 |
| Bahamas | - | 4 | 1:99,842 | 1,712 |
| Iceland | - | 4 | 1:91,504 | 3,703 |
| Vanuatu | - | 4 | 1:65,448 | 976 |
| Benin | 100% | 4 | 1:2,643,961 | 45,199 |
| Scotland | 100% | 4 | 1:1,337,592 | 11,885 |
| Brazil | - | 4 | 1:53,559,038 | 368,334 |
| Norway | - | 3 | 1:1,710,776 | 19,445 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 3 | 1:193,652 | 6,393 |
| Australia | - | 3 | 1:4,552,541 | 30,048 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 2 | 1:97,178,840 | 228,758 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 2 | 1:2,383,974 | 18,662 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 2 | 1:9,189,734 | 69,235 |
| China | - | 2 | 1:683,027,891 | 94,999 |
| Israel | - | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| Russia | 100% | 2 | 1:72,116,852 | 125,484 |
| Thailand | 100% | 2 | 1:35,032,906 | 298,615 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Germany | 100% | 1 | 1:96,677,876 | 95,912 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| Sweden | 100% | 1 | 1:9,857,907 | 78,968 |
| Cook Islands | - | 1 | 1:18,153 | 1,349 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Belgium | - | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Anguilla | - | 1 | 1:13,255 | 1,687 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| France | - | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Hungary | - | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Peru | 100% | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
Japheth (5,744) may also be a surname.
Japheth 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
Jay'-feth, persuades, handsome. The son of Noah, commonly named third in order of Noah s sons, and was born in the five hundredth year of that patriarch. Gen. v. 32. He was the oldest of Noah s sons. Gen. x. 21.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: let him spread out.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
Japheth Forename Popularity
Japheth Demographics
Japheth Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sample size: 4 (1901)
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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