Jericho Forename
54,641st
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 11,862 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe
Jericho Forename Definition:
Jei'-re-ko, his moon, sweet smell. 1. A city in the tribe of Benjamin, about seven leagues from Jerusalem, and two from Jordan. Josh. ii. 1. 2. A person who returned from captivity. Ezra ii. 34.
Jericho Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 100% | 6,252 | 1:16,956 | 1,895 |
| Zimbabwe | 98% | 1,305 | 1:11,819 | 1,518 |
| Zambia | - | 1,076 | 1:14,735 | 1,423 |
| United States | 85% | 796 | 1:455,448 | 12,412 |
| Malawi | 100% | 761 | 1:22,487 | 1,964 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 641 | 1:48,070 | 5,572 |
| Papua New Guinea | 89% | 237 | 1:34,398 | 3,396 |
| South Africa | 97% | 148 | 1:368,464 | 19,472 |
| Nigeria | 97% | 123 | 1:1,443,613 | 32,199 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 88 | 1:2,931,405 | 135,425 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 62 | 1:1,190,768 | 33,715 |
| Liberia | 100% | 57 | 1:77,405 | 3,595 |
| Canada | 100% | 52 | 1:637,180 | 15,264 |
| China | - | 19 | 1:71,897,673 | 63,377 |
| Singapore | 100% | 18 | 1:349,281 | 9,934 |
| New Zealand | - | 17 | 1:266,826 | 8,395 |
| Botswana | 100% | 16 | 1:136,528 | 10,720 |
| Malaysia | 85% | 15 | 1:2,029,996 | 58,888 |
| Thailand | 100% | 15 | 1:4,671,054 | 89,574 |
| Qatar | 100% | 15 | 1:157,974 | 16,771 |
| Iraq | - | 14 | 1:2,501,276 | 13,388 |
| Uganda | 100% | 12 | 1:3,413,077 | 36,062 |
| India | 100% | 12 | 1:101,239,831 | 1,357,349 |
| England | 100% | 12 | 1:4,633,577 | 43,450 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 12 | 1:595,999 | 19,549 |
| Russia | 100% | 8 | 1:18,029,213 | 55,117 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 8 | 1:2,971,210 | 60,968 |
| Peru | 100% | 6 | 1:5,298,576 | 37,737 |
| Australia | - | 6 | 1:2,276,270 | 19,652 |
| Japan | - | 5 | 1:25,597,211 | 50,433 |
| Hong Kong | - | 5 | 1:1,550,545 | 7,446 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 4 | 1:13,197,080 | 50,227 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 4 | 1:24,390,033 | 19,296 |
| South Korea | - | 3 | 1:1,848,140 | 23,578 |
| Ireland | - | 3 | 1:1,547,840 | 7,573 |
| Kenya | - | 3 | 1:15,435,703 | 51,312 |
| Mexico | 100% | 3 | 1:41,381,476 | 74,307 |
| Norway | - | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| Sweden | 100% | 2 | 1:4,928,954 | 52,965 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 2 | 1:8,451,042 | 32,813 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
| Wales | - | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
| Brazil | - | 1 | 1:214,236,154 | 864,335 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Ukraine | - | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Israel | 100% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| France | 100% | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Germany | 95% | 1 | 1:96,677,876 | 95,912 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | - | 1 | 1:191,997 | 5,295 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Guatemala | - | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
The alternate forms: Jéricho (2) are calculated separately.
Jericho (1,990) may also be a surname.
Jericho Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Jei'-re-ko, his moon, sweet smell. 1. A city in the tribe of Benjamin, about seven leagues from Jerusalem, and two from Jordan. Josh. ii. 1. 2. A person who returned from captivity. Ezra ii. 34.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: (1) let him smell it: (2), place of fragrance: his fragrance (1. Kings 16: 34).
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
Jericho Forename Popularity
Jericho Demographics
Average Male Jericho Height
173.56 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 75 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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