Lazarus Forename

10,633rd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 95,343 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Namibia

Lazarus Forename Definition:

A male name. Greek form of Hebrew Eleazar ‘whom God aids’, used in the Authorized Version of the Bible New Testament for the brother of Martha and Mary and for the beggar in the parable of Dives and Lazarus. It is now an exclusively Jewish name, but was used as a christian name in the 17th C.

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Lazarus Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria
100%
25,1961:7,0471,039
Zimbabwe
100%
17,7921:867151
South Africa
100%
15,2561:3,575691
Kenya
100%
5,8731:7,8851,084
Namibia-4,6211:52088
Malawi
99%
 
4,4211:3,871614
Uganda
99%
 
3,8341:10,6831,057
Israel
100%
3,7831:2,221457
Indonesia
100%
3,3521:76,9589,052
Zambia-2,7751:5,713764
Papua New Guinea
99%
 
2,2001:3,706403
Cameroon
100%
9371:23,0641,946
United States
100%
9131:397,08311,315
Ghana
100%
7871:34,2902,099
Botswana
100%
7071:3,090541
India
100%
6791:1,789,21696,953
Malaysia
99%
 
3721:81,8556,085
Bangladesh-3671:434,50016,631
Tanzania
100%
2541:207,8288,548
Solomon Islands
100%
1951:2,979441
England
100%
1771:314,1417,820
Liberia
100%
1301:33,9392,009
Egypt
100%
871:1,056,33318,582
Lesotho
100%
781:26,1543,149
Saint Lucia
100%
641:2,778520
Canada
100%
571:581,28714,441
Jamaica-461:62,6793,250
Grenada
100%
311:3,488631
Guyana
100%
281:27,2593,059
Germany
100%
261:3,718,38016,892
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
251:54,4574,742
Philippines
100%
241:4,417,06279,224
Australia-211:650,3639,310
New Zealand-171:266,8268,395
Russia
100%
141:10,302,40738,919
Belize
100%
131:27,2552,702
Scotland
100%
121:445,8645,809
Wales
100%
111:281,3014,460
Pakistan
100%
111:17,668,88095,124
South Sudan
100%
91:1,283,4471,308
Cayman Islands-91:6,8111,077
United Arab Emirates-91:794,66624,808
Brazil-81:26,779,519235,888
Iceland-81:45,7522,854
American Samoa-61:9,3081,982
Thailand
100%
61:11,677,636152,954
Singapore
100%
61:1,047,84215,242
Qatar
100%
51:473,92138,106
Micronesia-51:21,300626
Swaziland-41:325,0442,285
Norway-41:1,283,08216,224
DR Congo
100%
41:18,456,90195,891
Togo-41:1,809,8105,654
Switzerland
100%
41:2,053,37418,217
Sudan-41:9,451,7446,661
Kuwait-41:946,31612,511
Marshall Islands
100%
31:17,0772,297
China-31:455,351,92789,064
Sweden
100%
31:3,285,96941,581
United States Virgin Islands-21:54,8743,819
Ivory Coast-21:11,537,96695,271
Oman-21:2,054,3348,531
Cambodia
50%
 
21:8,136,66551,498
Denmark-21:2,824,74921,465
Benin-21:5,287,92261,990
Spain-21:23,264,98224,876
Hong Kong-21:3,876,36213,851
Sri Lanka-11:20,799,08716,824
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Madagascar-11:23,629,4086,628
South Korea-11:5,544,42137,250
Ukraine-11:45,499,90832,056
Iraq-11:35,017,85922,933
Albania
100%
11:3,046,57049,159
Antigua and Barbuda-11:99,3953,544
Armenia
100%
11:2,918,75314,910
Austria
100%
11:8,514,20119,377
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727
Burkina Faso-11:18,379,469100,219
Chile
100%
11:17,607,20848,996
Costa Rica
100%
11:4,767,94827,206
Dominica-11:75,4711,341
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Gambia-11:1,926,5961,391
Greece-11:10,934,54822,228
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Italy
98%
 
11:61,062,09083,289
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066
Jordan-11:8,826,77411,126
Lebanon
100%
11:5,627,57119,299
Ireland
100%
11:4,643,51913,375
Mauritius-11:1,297,78413,721
Mexico-11:124,144,427140,512
Montserrat-11:4,876752
Morocco-11:34,348,63618,260
Mozambique-11:27,243,3575,091
Myanmar-11:51,948,2733,226
Nauru
100%
11:11,927903
Nepal-11:28,487,352119,417

Lazarus (49,730) may also be a surname.

Lazarus Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. Greek form of Hebrew Eleazar ‘whom God aids’, used in the Authorized Version of the Bible New Testament for the brother of Martha and Mary and for the beggar in the parable of Dives and Lazarus. It is now an exclusively Jewish name, but was used as a christian name in the 17th C.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

M. Hebrew, ‘God will help (? him)’. Now rarely used except among the Jews, its employment has been prompted by the two New Testament characters: the Lazarus of Bethany (Mary and Martha’s brother) whom Jesus restored to life; and that beggar in the parable of Dives and Lazarus who, in the Middle Ages, was the patron saint of lepers—whence archaic lazar, ‘ a leper,’ and lazaret, ‘a hospital for lepers. ‘

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

From Λαζαρος, pog, for Ελεασαρ, from the Scripture name, in Hebrew אֶלְעָזָר, Elazár, from El-azár, God aids, i. e. whom God aids.

Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Hebrew (masculine) - God is my help.

What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody

Las'-za-rus, the help of God. 1. The brother of Martha and Mary, who dwelt at Bethlehem. John xi. 2. The name of a beggar. Luke xvi 20.

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

Meaning: Greek for Eleazar.

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

A Hebrew name, meaning: Brother of Mary and Martha, and friend of Jesus Christ.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Lazarus Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lazarous9325,693/
Liazarus93497/
Laazarus93270/
Larzarus93103/
Lazaraus9374/
Lazzarus9353/
Lazarush9351/
Lazaurus9325/
Lazarrus9324/
Lazaarus9312/
Laizarus939/
Lauzarus936/
Laszarus933/
Lazaruse933/
Lazaerus932/
Lazaruss931/
Lazarzus931/
Lazharus931/
Laziarus931/
Leazarus931/
Lazarust931/
Lazaru92675/
Larzarous886/
Lahazarus883/
Larzarush881/
Lazaarous881/
Lazzarous881/
Lazarouse881/
Lazaros8613,528/
Lasarus8610,212/
Lajarus86882/
Lacarus86135/
Lazerus86110/
Laazaru8694/
Lazorus8658/
Lazaruz8634/
Lazarou8627/
Liazaru8615/
Lezarus869/
Larzaru861/
Layzaru861/
Lazaaru861/
Lazaruc861/
Lazaruj861/
Lozarus861/
Lazrs832/
Leazarouse821/
Lajarush80173/
Lajharus80127/
Lazorous8046/
Lassarus8040/
Llazaros8022/
Lasarous808/
Lasharus807/
Lazarosh805/
Lazeraus805/
Lasaraus804/
Lasaruis804/
Lasaurus803/
Lajarous803/
Lajaraus802/
Lauzaros802/
Latzaros801/
Larzaros801/
Laxsarus801/
Laxarush801/
Liazaros801/
Liazarou801/
Lezarous801/
Lezarrus801/
Lazahruz801/
Lazairos801/
Lazaross801/
Lazarosz801/
Lazaruth801/
Lazauros801/
Lazeruus801/
Lazourus801/
Lacarous801/
Lacarrus801/
Lacaurus801/
Ladjarus801/
Laazaros801/
Laazzaru801/
Lazerrus801/
Liasarus801/
Liazorus801/
Lahazaru801/
Leazarou801/
Lozarous801/
Lajaru775,297/
Lasaru77124/
Lacaru7748/
Lazoru773/
Ladjarous7519/
Laijarush751/
Lajairous751/
Liazerous751/
Laajaru71127/
Lajharu71105/
Laserus7188/
Lasaros7165/
Lesarus7131/
Lazoros7110/
Lazaroo718/
Lajorus716/
Lasarut715/
Lasaruz715/
Lajarup715/
Laujaru714/
Lasorus713/
Lajarru713/
Lazaroe713/
Losarus712/
Lojarus711/
Llajaru711/
Lezerus711/
Lazaroz711/
Laisaru711/
Laijaru711/
Lajaaru711/
Lajareu711/
Lajarou711/
Lajaruj711/
Lasairu711/
Loizaros671/
Laserous671/
Laseurus671/
Laisarau671/
Laicaros671/

Lazarus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lazarus in the Russian language
Лазарусlazarus-

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