Judas Forename
43,960th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 16,251 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Mozambique
Judas Forename Definition:
Jew'-das, the praise of the Lord. 1. Iscariot, the traitor. The disciple who was entrusted with the donations presented to our Lord, and at length became so wicked as to betray his Master. 2. Thaddeus, or Lebbeus, and Zelotes. Matt. xiii.
Read More About This ForenameJudas Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 100% | 4,194 | 1:13,003 | 2,063 |
| Mozambique | - | 3,840 | 1:7,095 | 1,242 |
| DR Congo | 97% | 2,157 | 1:34,227 | 2,472 |
| Zimbabwe | 98% | 1,361 | 1:11,333 | 1,474 |
| Brazil | 100% | 1,216 | 1:176,181 | 8,202 |
| Papua New Guinea | 97% | 753 | 1:10,826 | 1,090 |
| Mexico | 99% | 695 | 1:178,625 | 3,398 |
| India | 98% | 320 | 1:3,796,494 | 159,458 |
| Chad | 100% | 247 | 1:55,054 | 5,059 |
| United States | 79% | 232 | 1:1,562,659 | 28,348 |
| Indonesia | - | 196 | 1:1,316,141 | 75,749 |
| Cameroon | 87% | 120 | 1:180,088 | 7,889 |
| Uganda | 95% | 116 | 1:353,077 | 9,556 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 94 | 1:1,888,983 | 38,560 |
| Zambia | - | 89 | 1:178,144 | 6,562 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 59 | 1:391,118 | 15,811 |
| Philippines | 100% | 49 | 1:2,163,459 | 47,211 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 49 | 1:621,427 | 25,302 |
| Benin | 100% | 48 | 1:220,330 | 10,092 |
| Portugal | - | 46 | 1:226,323 | 4,580 |
| Argentina | 93% | 39 | 1:1,096,750 | 5,474 |
| Botswana | - | 26 | 1:84,017 | 7,219 |
| Peru | 95% | 25 | 1:1,271,658 | 15,483 |
| Chile | 100% | 25 | 1:704,288 | 7,407 |
| France | - | 18 | 1:3,692,797 | 17,000 |
| El Salvador | - | 17 | 1:373,046 | 3,886 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 16 | 1:3,299,270 | 23,966 |
| Ecuador | - | 15 | 1:1,181,795 | 8,518 |
| Canada | - | 15 | 1:2,208,891 | 31,635 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 14 | 1:41,497 | 2,683 |
| Colombia | 100% | 14 | 1:3,412,780 | 22,545 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 13 | 1:2,323,223 | 39,208 |
| Honduras | 100% | 10 | 1:881,747 | 10,598 |
| Malawi | 100% | 9 | 1:1,901,368 | 9,999 |
| England | 80% | 9 | 1:6,178,102 | 52,254 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 8 | 1:595,994 | 8,229 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 8 | 1:893,999 | 27,106 |
| Nepal | 100% | 7 | 1:4,069,622 | 46,681 |
| Sweden | 100% | 6 | 1:1,642,984 | 27,315 |
| Kenya | - | 5 | 1:9,261,422 | 35,582 |
| China | - | 5 | 1:273,211,156 | 75,889 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 4 | 1:2,887,755 | 1,822 |
| Russia | - | 4 | 1:36,058,426 | 83,389 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 4 | 1:1,809,201 | 8,869 |
| Panama | - | 4 | 1:976,639 | 21,104 |
| Namibia | - | 4 | 1:601,045 | 7,837 |
| Tunisia | - | 4 | 1:169,226 | 7,289 |
| Kuwait | - | 4 | 1:946,316 | 12,511 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 3 | 1:2,006,112 | 19,543 |
| Israel | 100% | 3 | 1:2,800,973 | 24,529 |
| Turkey | 100% | 2 | 1:38,900,854 | 64,839 |
| Spain | - | 2 | 1:23,264,982 | 24,876 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 2 | 1:9,189,734 | 69,235 |
| Belize | - | 2 | 1:177,154 | 5,935 |
| Serbia | - | 2 | 1:3,572,860 | 8,125 |
| Singapore | - | 2 | 1:3,143,527 | 27,876 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Poland | 67% | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Netherlands | 50% | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Guatemala | - | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Germany | 100% | 1 | 1:96,677,876 | 95,912 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| East Timor | - | 1 | 1:1,218,375 | 811 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| Congo | - | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Belgium | - | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Australia | - | 1 | 1:13,657,622 | 55,904 |
The alternate forms: Judaš (5) & Judáš (2) are calculated separately.
Judas (4,173) may also be a surname.
Judas Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Jew'-das, the praise of the Lord. 1. Iscariot, the traitor. The disciple who was entrusted with the donations presented to our Lord, and at length became so wicked as to betray his Master. 2. Thaddeus, or Lebbeus, and Zelotes. Matt. xiii. 55. He was the author of the Epistle which has his name. 3. St Paul s host at Damascus. Actsix. 9 11.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: Greek for Ju'dah.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
Judas Forename Popularity
Judas Demographics
Average Judas Salary in
United States
$42,625 USD
Per year
Rank:
214,240 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
6.92875E-5
Rank: 27,252 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
97.92%
Sample size: 134 (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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