Jehu Forename

87,998th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 5,755 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Nauru

Jehu Forename Definition:

A male name. Hebrew ‘Jah is he’. Occasionally used by English Puritans.

Jehu Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico
99%
 
2,3041:53,8821,935
Nigeria
100%
6851:259,21810,223
Philippines
100%
6601:160,6207,677
United States
100%
5081:713,65516,745
Peru
99%
 
1651:192,6755,141
Haiti
100%
1631:65,8104,119
India
82%
 
1481:8,208,635264,371
Cameroon
53%
 
1261:171,5127,624
Liberia
100%
1221:36,1642,110
Brazil
100%
1131:1,895,89540,652
Congo
89%
 
991:50,5983,820
DR Congo
100%
891:829,52425,650
Kenya-751:617,42815,629
El Salvador-631:100,6632,101
Venezuela
100%
521:580,80614,827
Papua New Guinea
100%
391:209,03417,752
Honduras
100%
381:232,0395,059
Colombia
100%
281:1,706,39015,412
Chile
97%
 
261:677,2007,237
Guatemala
100%
231:700,3664,430
Nicaragua
100%
231:261,6675,921
Zimbabwe
100%
221:701,08328,034
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
191:71,6545,624
Canada-161:2,070,83630,435
Costa Rica
100%
141:340,5686,089
Spain
100%
131:3,579,22814,309
Uganda
100%
101:4,095,69239,987
South Africa
100%
91:6,059,183119,004
Tanzania
100%
91:5,865,36930,875
Ghana
100%
91:2,998,4685,965
Guyana-81:95,4087,334
Indonesia-81:32,245,458686,574
Jamaica-61:480,53812,525
Sri Lanka-41:5,199,77210,550
Thailand
50%
 
41:17,516,453200,944
Angola-41:6,741,6524,704
Gabon-41:470,8342,822
Dominican Republic-41:2,607,81819,206
China-31:455,351,92789,064
Taiwan-31:7,923,22799,341
Ecuador-31:5,908,97318,111
England
58%
 
31:18,534,307106,915
Marshall Islands
100%
31:17,0772,297
France-31:22,156,78046,973
Nauru
100%
21:5,964459
Australia-21:6,828,81137,569
Argentina
100%
11:42,773,24343,333
Antigua and Barbuda-11:99,3953,544
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Burkina Faso
100%
11:18,379,469100,219
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Solomon Islands-11:580,9578,641
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Senegal-11:14,581,35634,505
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
Poland
100%
11:38,027,1129,241
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Pakistan-11:194,357,680303,535
Faroe Islands
100%
11:49,1272,467
Myanmar-11:51,948,2733,226
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487

The alternate forms: Jehú (34), Jéhu (4), Jehù (2) & Jèhu (2) are calculated separately.

Jehu (1,199) may also be a surname.

Jehu Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. Hebrew ‘Jah is he’. Occasionally used by English Puritans.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

M. Now rare, even among the Jews, it represents, in Hebrew, ‘the Lord is he.’ It has long been a colloquialism for a coachman, because Jehu, King of Israel, drove furiously’.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Je'-hew, he that is or exists. 1. The son of Jehoshaphat, and grandson of Nimshi, captain of the troops of Joram, the king of Israel: was appointed by God to reign over Israel, and to avenge the sins committed by the house of Ahab. 1 Kings xix. 16. 2. A prophet, the son of Hanani, who was sent to Baasha, king of Israel, to prophesy against that prince, and was slain by his orders. 1 Kings xvi. 7.

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

Meaning: he shall be (subsist).

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

Jehu Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Jehui891/
Jiehou80857/
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Jehuid802/
Jehush802/
Jiehyu801/
Jeahou801/
Jehius801/
Jeju75737/
Ehou75263/
Yehu75115/
Jeyu7591/
Jeou7537/
Ehju7525/
Jeiu7514/
Jeeu7511/
Jieu7511/
Jeuu758/
Jhiu754/
Ejhu753/
Jhyu752/
Yjhu751/
Jiehjou731/
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Jieju673,308/
Jieyu672,489/
Yehou671,041/
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Jeeju67155/
Yehui67149/
Jhiju6761/
Jhoju6738/
Jeyju6726/
Jojhu6715/
Jeous6712/
Ehyou6710/
Ehiou679/
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Eheyu676/
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Jeđud674/
Jieou674/
Yehyu673/
Gehou673/
Juhiu673/
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Joeju673/
Jeius673/
Jeyou673/
Jieut672/
Jihyu672/
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Jhiut672/
Yehuz672/
Ehayu672/
Jheeu671/
Gehau671/
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Ejhou671/
Ejhuj671/
Ehieu671/
Euhui671/
Ajieu671/
Yiehu671/
Ijeju671/
Jeouz671/
Jeyiu671/
Jeyut671/
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Jheuu671/
Jhieu671/
Jhihu671/
Jhoyu671/
Jieiu671/
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Jieus671/
Johyu671/
Jeiyu671/
Jejju671/
Jejud671/
Jeiju671/
Jeiuz671/
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Juhyu671/
Ojhiu671/
Yijhu671/
Jhuyu671/
Jhiou671/
Jhiup671/
Jhiuy671/
Jgeuu671/
Jeyuh671/
Ajhyu671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jehu