Jethro Forename
33,045th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 23,988 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe
Jethro Forename Definition:
A male name. Hebrew ‘pre-eminence’. Used as a christian name after the Reformation. A notable example is Jethro Tull (1674-1741) the agriculturist.
Jethro Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 100% | 4,954 | 1:21,399 | 2,162 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 4,110 | 1:3,753 | 616 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 2,776 | 1:63,964 | 4,274 |
| United States | 100% | 1,720 | 1:210,777 | 7,379 |
| South Africa | 99% | 1,553 | 1:35,114 | 4,047 |
| Papua New Guinea | 99% | 1,127 | 1:7,234 | 753 |
| Kenya | 100% | 703 | 1:65,871 | 4,084 |
| Zambia | - | 636 | 1:24,929 | 1,991 |
| Ghana | 100% | 618 | 1:43,667 | 2,441 |
| Uganda | 100% | 540 | 1:75,846 | 3,863 |
| England | 100% | 536 | 1:103,737 | 3,912 |
| Congo | 100% | 463 | 1:10,819 | 1,367 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 396 | 1:42,682 | 3,098 |
| Chad | 100% | 371 | 1:36,653 | 3,873 |
| Australia | - | 364 | 1:37,521 | 2,018 |
| DR Congo | 98% | 336 | 1:219,725 | 9,449 |
| Malawi | 100% | 317 | 1:53,982 | 3,553 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 291 | 1:105,885 | 10,050 |
| Haiti | 100% | 255 | 1:42,066 | 2,906 |
| Swaziland | - | 179 | 1:7,264 | 1,100 |
| Cameroon | 99% | 159 | 1:135,915 | 6,466 |
| Brazil | 100% | 157 | 1:1,364,561 | 32,501 |
| Jamaica | - | 152 | 1:18,969 | 1,610 |
| Liberia | 100% | 123 | 1:35,870 | 2,091 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 113 | 1:5,141 | 645 |
| Canada | 100% | 105 | 1:315,556 | 9,959 |
| Mexico | 100% | 102 | 1:1,217,102 | 9,026 |
| Botswana | 100% | 90 | 1:24,272 | 2,834 |
| India | 100% | 82 | 1:14,815,585 | 388,502 |
| New Zealand | - | 55 | 1:82,474 | 3,753 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 54 | 1:563,888 | 23,725 |
| Indonesia | - | 49 | 1:5,264,565 | 205,196 |
| Suriname | - | 49 | 1:11,282 | 2,027 |
| Chile | 100% | 45 | 1:391,271 | 5,284 |
| Belgium | 100% | 32 | 1:359,064 | 6,694 |
| Thailand | 100% | 30 | 1:2,335,527 | 60,765 |
| Scotland | 100% | 27 | 1:198,162 | 3,518 |
| Germany | 100% | 25 | 1:3,867,115 | 17,280 |
| China | - | 24 | 1:56,918,991 | 62,623 |
| Singapore | 100% | 24 | 1:261,961 | 9,116 |
| Wales | 100% | 23 | 1:134,535 | 2,882 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 19 | 1:549,014 | 14,985 |
| Malta | - | 17 | 1:25,256 | 1,655 |
| Qatar | 100% | 15 | 1:157,974 | 16,771 |
| Guyana | 100% | 13 | 1:58,712 | 5,245 |
| Hong Kong | - | 12 | 1:646,060 | 4,783 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 11 | 1:2,745,627 | 44,124 |
| Benin | 100% | 7 | 1:1,510,835 | 32,846 |
| Peru | 100% | 7 | 1:4,541,636 | 34,195 |
| Sweden | 100% | 7 | 1:1,408,272 | 24,832 |
| Estonia | 100% | 6 | 1:219,230 | 6,245 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 6 | 1:3,845,989 | 64,391 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 6 | 1:226,903 | 11,844 |
| Finland | 100% | 5 | 1:1,096,637 | 9,775 |
| France | 100% | 5 | 1:13,294,068 | 36,843 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 5 | 1:1,642,699 | 15,939 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 5 | 1:4,753,936 | 76,486 |
| Ireland | 100% | 4 | 1:1,160,880 | 7,088 |
| Bahamas | - | 4 | 1:99,842 | 1,712 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 4 | 1:1,191,987 | 12,292 |
| Russia | - | 4 | 1:36,058,426 | 83,389 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 4 | 1:1,787,998 | 44,562 |
| Japan | - | 3 | 1:42,662,019 | 63,122 |
| Spain | - | 3 | 1:15,509,988 | 21,126 |
| Macau | - | 2 | 1:304,104 | 1,640 |
| Namibia | - | 2 | 1:1,202,090 | 12,702 |
| Nauru | 100% | 2 | 1:5,964 | 459 |
| Norway | - | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 2 | 1:88,908 | 5,280 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 2 | 1:55,790 | 4,636 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 2 | 1:26,394,160 | 73,301 |
| Afghanistan | - | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Anguilla | - | 1 | 1:13,255 | 1,687 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Aruba | - | 1 | 1:103,780 | 2,838 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Burkina Faso | - | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Guatemala | - | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Israel | 100% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Italy | 100% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Laos | - | 1 | 1:6,586,856 | 1,888 |
| Lebanon | - | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Micronesia | - | 1 | 1:106,500 | 1,462 |
| Mongolia | - | 1 | 1:2,934,814 | 16,205 |
| Montserrat | - | 1 | 1:4,876 | 752 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
The alternate forms: Jéthro (3) & Jèthro (1) are calculated separately.
Jethro (3,848) may also be a surname.
Jethro Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Hebrew ‘pre-eminence’. Used as a christian name after the Reformation. A notable example is Jethro Tull (1674-1741) the agriculturist.
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
A male name derived from the Scripture name, in Hebrew יִתְרוֹ, Yether, which Simonis translates ‘excellence, excelling.’
— Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock
Jee'-thro, his excellence or posterity. Priest or prince of Midian, the father-in-law of Moses. Exod. xviii.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: Jether is correct spelling (Ex. 4:18) (1) a remnant: excellence: (2), his remnant: his excellence.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
A Hebrew name, meaning: Pre-eminent: excellence.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Jethro Forename Popularity
Jethro Demographics
Average Jethro Salary in
United States
$38,729 USD
Per year
Rank:
271,766 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000386652
Rank: 8,397 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
88.97%
Sample size: 823 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
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