Joash Forename

49,951st
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 13,508 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Joash Forename Definition:

Jo'-ash, who despairs, burns, is on fire. 1. The father of Gideon. Judges vi. 11. 2. A servant of Ahab. 1 Kings xxii 26. 3. A descendant of Shelah. 1 Chron. iv. 22. 4. The son of Ahaziah, king of Judah. He was secretly conveyed away when a child, and lodged with his nurse, in the temple, so privately, that he remained undiscovered by his enemies.

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Joash Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya
100%
9,9941:4,633739
Tanzania
100%
8681:60,8164,155
Uganda
99%
 
8091:50,6273,001
Philippines
98%
 
5031:210,7549,204
South Africa
100%
2791:195,45812,714
Nigeria
100%
2551:696,33119,572
Solomon Islands
100%
1711:3,397495
United States
96%
 
1311:2,767,45841,566
Papua New Guinea
98%
 
931:87,6598,148
India
100%
741:16,417,270416,009
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
501:27,2282,966
Zimbabwe
100%
441:350,54117,863
England
81%
 
361:1,544,52621,746
Malaysia
98%
 
331:922,72533,409
Singapore
100%
261:241,8108,930
New Zealand-141:324,00310,449
Australia-131:1,050,58612,238
Sudan-91:4,200,7754,893
Malawi
100%
91:1,901,3689,999
Marshall Islands
100%
81:6,404961
Canada-81:4,141,67245,609
Colombia-71:6,825,56133,843
British Virgin Islands-61:5,208987
Guyana-61:127,2108,948
Liberia
100%
51:882,41221,482
Qatar
100%
51:473,92138,106
Brazil-51:42,847,231319,361
Sri Lanka-41:5,199,77210,550
Taiwan-31:7,923,22799,341
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
31:37,1933,592
Netherlands
100%
21:8,451,04232,813
Brunei-21:209,7852,478
Saint Lucia
100%
21:88,9085,280
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Namibia-21:1,202,09012,702
Grenada
100%
21:54,0623,078
Israel-21:4,201,45930,777
Sweden
100%
21:4,928,95452,965
Thailand
100%
21:35,032,906298,615
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
Turks and Caicos Islands-11:34,7071,398
Anguilla-11:13,2551,687
Bangladesh-11:159,461,36636,167
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Wales-11:3,094,30916,222
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Somalia-11:13,525,8677,760
Pakistan
100%
11:194,357,680303,535
Oman-11:4,108,66712,526
Fiji-11:892,3783,968
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Iraq-11:35,017,85922,933
Indonesia-11:257,963,6681,335,696
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144

Joash (2,624) may also be a surname.

Joash Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Jo'-ash, who despairs, burns, is on fire. 1. The father of Gideon. Judges vi. 11. 2. A servant of Ahab. 1 Kings xxii 26. 3. A descendant of Shelah. 1 Chron. iv. 22. 4. The son of Ahaziah, king of Judah. He was secretly conveyed away when a child, and lodged with his nurse, in the temple, so privately, that he remained undiscovered by his enemies. He was here six years, and was seven years of age when he began to reign. 2 Chron. xxii 11; 2 Kings xi. 5. King of Israel, son and successor of Jehoahaz. 2 Kings xiii.

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

Meaning: (1) Jehovah has become man: (2), Jehovah has helped (1 Ch. 7: 8-27: 28).

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

Joash Forename Popularity

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Ioas672/
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Soohash671/
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Hohashe671/
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