Jehonathan Forename

1,688,769th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Jehonathan Forename Definition:

Je-hon'-a-than, given of God. A Levite in the reign of Jehoshaphat 2 Chron. xvii. 8.

Jehonathan Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
111:32,957,907231,234
Brazil-81:26,779,519235,888
Philippines
100%
41:26,502,369280,915
Israel-21:4,201,45930,777
Nigeria
100%
21:88,782,180420,186
South Africa
100%
21:27,266,324304,698
Venezuela
100%
21:15,100,946147,145
Afghanistan-11:32,623,51666,536
Canada-11:33,133,372113,810
India-11:1,214,877,9714,759,450
Indonesia-11:257,963,6681,335,696
Mexico
100%
11:124,144,427140,512
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392

Jehonathan Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Je-hon'-a-than, given of God. A Levite in the reign of Jehoshaphat 2 Chron. xvii. 8.

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

Meaning: Jehovah is giver.

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

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