Jehoshaphat Forename

239,289th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,111 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Jehoshaphat Forename Definition:

Je-hosh'-a-fat, God judges. 1. King of Judah, the son of Asa. He ascended the throne A. M. 3090, at the age of thirty-five, and reigned twenty-five years. 1 Kings xv. 24; 2 Chron. xvii. 1, 2, &c. 2. A secretary of state. 1 Kings iv. 3. 3.

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Jehoshaphat Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana
100%
6181:43,6672,441
Nigeria
100%
3671:483,82715,383
Philippines
97%
 
301:3,533,64967,483
Liberia
100%
181:245,1148,199
Kenya
100%
181:2,572,61721,139
Uganda
100%
161:2,559,80830,381
United States-131:27,887,460205,684
Jamaica-81:360,40310,541
South Africa
100%
31:18,177,550242,026
Italy
100%
21:30,531,04557,596
Trinidad and Tobago-21:680,71023,658
India
100%
21:607,438,9864,324,298
England
100%
21:27,801,460132,211
Zambia-21:7,927,39745,785
Malawi-11:17,112,31024,110
Vanuatu-11:261,7921,604
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731
Singapore
100%
11:6,287,05439,645
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Australia-11:13,657,62255,904
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Egypt-11:91,900,94653,283
Cameroon-11:21,610,503119,836
Brazil-11:214,236,154864,335

Jehoshaphat (86) may also be a surname.

Jehoshaphat Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Je-hosh'-a-fat, God judges. 1. King of Judah, the son of Asa. He ascended the throne A. M. 3090, at the age of thirty-five, and reigned twenty-five years. 1 Kings xv. 24; 2 Chron. xvii. 1, 2, &c. 2. A secretary of state. 1 Kings iv. 3. 3. Solomon s steward. 1 Kings iv. 17. 4. A noted valley in Judea, called the valley of Kidron, from the brook Kidron running through it It lies east of Jerusalem, between the city and the Mount of Olives. Joel iii 2.

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

Meaning: Jehovah is judge.

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

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