Joab Forename
37,366th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 20,316 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Micronesia
Joab Forename Definition:
A male name. Hebrew ‘Jah is father’. Used as a christian name after the Reformation.
Joab Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 100% | 9,382 | 1:22,835 | 2,043 |
| Kenya | 100% | 3,817 | 1:12,132 | 1,450 |
| Uganda | 100% | 2,677 | 1:15,300 | 1,355 |
| Mexico | 99% | 739 | 1:167,990 | 3,285 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 642 | 1:82,225 | 4,956 |
| Nigeria | 97% | 514 | 1:345,456 | 12,270 |
| United States | 100% | 394 | 1:920,145 | 19,816 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 384 | 1:40,166 | 3,708 |
| Malawi | 100% | 317 | 1:53,982 | 3,553 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 240 | 1:307,615 | 12,192 |
| India | 100% | 186 | 1:6,531,602 | 227,852 |
| Indonesia | - | 152 | 1:1,697,129 | 91,058 |
| Haiti | 100% | 110 | 1:97,518 | 5,559 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 82 | 1:196,444 | 3,026 |
| Philippines | 97% | 81 | 1:1,308,759 | 32,868 |
| Peru | 96% | 65 | 1:489,099 | 8,795 |
| Papua New Guinea | 92% | 58 | 1:140,557 | 12,423 |
| South Africa | 100% | 45 | 1:1,211,837 | 43,310 |
| Micronesia | - | 43 | 1:2,477 | 350 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 34 | 1:888,291 | 19,863 |
| El Salvador | - | 31 | 1:204,574 | 2,884 |
| Benin | 100% | 29 | 1:364,684 | 13,715 |
| Honduras | 100% | 22 | 1:400,794 | 6,774 |
| Zambia | - | 22 | 1:720,672 | 13,846 |
| England | 81% | 21 | 1:2,647,758 | 30,513 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 19 | 1:549,014 | 14,985 |
| Chile | 100% | 19 | 1:926,695 | 8,687 |
| Rwanda | 100% | 16 | 1:710,715 | 1,599 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 14 | 1:3,659 | 559 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 13 | 1:366,765 | 6,353 |
| Ecuador | - | 11 | 1:1,611,538 | 10,117 |
| Panama | 100% | 10 | 1:390,656 | 11,763 |
| Spain | 100% | 10 | 1:4,652,996 | 15,347 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 9 | 1:668,704 | 10,329 |
| Singapore | - | 8 | 1:785,882 | 13,409 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 7 | 1:82,994 | 4,768 |
| Thailand | 72% | 6 | 1:11,677,636 | 152,954 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 6 | 1:3,063,245 | 50,518 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 5 | 1:272,284 | 13,349 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 5 | 1:1,642,699 | 15,939 |
| Colombia | - | 4 | 1:11,944,732 | 44,648 |
| Ghana | 100% | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Sweden | 100% | 4 | 1:2,464,477 | 34,955 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 4 | 1:1,787,998 | 44,562 |
| Israel | - | 4 | 1:2,100,730 | 20,870 |
| Germany | 100% | 3 | 1:32,225,959 | 64,270 |
| Namibia | - | 3 | 1:801,393 | 11,859 |
| China | - | 3 | 1:455,351,927 | 89,064 |
| Australia | - | 3 | 1:4,552,541 | 30,048 |
| Italy | 100% | 3 | 1:20,354,030 | 45,650 |
| Norway | - | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| Denmark | - | 2 | 1:2,824,749 | 21,465 |
| Guyana | - | 2 | 1:381,631 | 18,312 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 2 | 1:8,451,042 | 32,813 |
| Canada | - | 2 | 1:16,566,686 | 86,787 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 2 | 1:15,224,970 | 260,513 |
| Afghanistan | - | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Sudan | 100% | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Scotland | 100% | 1 | 1:5,350,366 | 24,769 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | - | 1 | 1:191,997 | 5,295 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Qatar | - | 1 | 1:2,369,605 | 59,530 |
| Pakistan | - | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Ivory Coast | - | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| New Caledonia | - | 1 | 1:270,164 | 3,221 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Mali | 100% | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
Joab (2,040) may also be a surname.
Joab Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Hebrew ‘Jah is father’. Used as a christian name after the Reformation.
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
Hebrew (masculine) - God is my Father.
— What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody
Jo'-ab, paternity, having a father, voluntary. The son of Zeruiah, David s sister, and brother to Abishai and Asahel. 1 Chron. ii. 16. He was one of the most valiant men, and the greatest general in David s time, but one of the most cruel and imperious. 2 Sam. ii. 13, 14, &c.; iii. 27 39; xi 6, 16; xviii., xix., xx.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: Jehovah is father.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
A Hebrew name, meaning: God is my father.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Joab Forename Popularity
Joab Demographics
Average Male Joab Height
171.85 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 105 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johab | 89 | 324 | / |
| Joabs | 89 | 104 | / |
| Jhoab | 89 | 95 | / |
| Joaib | 89 | 25 | / |
| Joabh | 89 | 17 | / |
| Joaab | 89 | 17 | / |
| Joahb | 89 | 5 | / |
| Jouab | 89 | 1 | / |
| Jooab | 89 | 1 | / |
| Jjoab | 89 | 1 | / |
| Johaib | 80 | 83 | / |
| Jhohab | 80 | 20 | / |
| Joiyab | 80 | 10 | / |
| Joaebh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Joahab | 80 | 3 | / |
| Jhoabb | 80 | 1 | / |
| Joaobe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Joabss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Joaabh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jouaib | 80 | 1 | / |
| Joaibh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jhoabt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Djouab | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yoab | 75 | 1,060 | / |
| Soab | 75 | 194 | / |
| Joap | 75 | 118 | / |
| Joav | 75 | 92 | / |
| Jaob | 75 | 55 | / |
| Zoab | 75 | 42 | / |
| Joaf | 75 | 35 | / |
| Joaw | 75 | 18 | / |
| Hoab | 75 | 4 | / |
| Jopb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ioab | 75 | 1 | / |
| Joaboao | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jhohaib | 73 | 1 | / |
| Soaib | 67 | 3,547 | / |
| Sohab | 67 | 1,145 | / |
| Joape | 67 | 814 | / |
| Zoaib | 67 | 304 | / |
| Jaoob | 67 | 35 | / |
| Yohab | 67 | 30 | / |
| Johap | 67 | 30 | / |
| Khoab | 67 | 22 | / |
| Jaova | 67 | 18 | / |
| Soabh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Johav | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hoaib | 67 | 11 | / |
| Johaf | 67 | 8 | / |
| Johob | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zoabh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jahob | 67 | 6 | / |
| Geoab | 67 | 5 | / |
| Joafe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Joaiv | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jhoav | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jaobs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Joaph | 67 | 3 | / |
| Joaif | 67 | 3 | / |
| Johaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Joyob | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yoasb | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yoabh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Choab | 67 | 2 | / |
| Soaab | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jaaob | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jaaub | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jauab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joaff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jouav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jojob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joaps | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joaft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joafh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joaep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jjoaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zouab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sooab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soaub | 67 | 1 | / |
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