Lucifer Forename

455,540th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 365 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Lucifer Forename Definition:

Lew'-se-fer, bringing light. Taken metaphorically for the king of Babylon, who exceeded all other kings in splendour; or for Satan, who in the writings of the Fathers is often denominated Lucifer. See Isai. xiv. 12.

Lucifer Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China-821:16,659,21760,133
Russia
92%
 
531:2,721,39116,427
United States
100%
501:7,250,74080,620
India
100%
221:55,221,726913,424
DR Congo
100%
211:3,515,60073,131
Kazakhstan
100%
111:1,613,35013,838
Sweden
100%
101:985,79119,730
Morocco-91:3,816,5158,291
Thailand
100%
91:7,785,090119,233
Argentina
100%
81:5,346,65513,183
Philippines
100%
61:17,668,246211,341
Brazil
100%
51:42,847,231319,361
Malaysia
 
71%
51:6,089,988140,568
Mexico
67%
 
51:24,828,88553,479
Uzbekistan-41:7,696,61011,277
Australia-41:3,414,40625,298
Belgium-31:3,830,01425,398
Vietnam-31:30,874,3715,995
England
100%
31:18,534,307106,915
South Africa
 
67%
31:18,177,550242,026
Japan-21:63,993,02872,606
Singapore
100%
21:3,143,52727,876
Indonesia-21:128,981,8341,206,875
Nigeria
100%
21:88,782,180420,186
Germany
97%
 
21:48,338,93872,742
Taiwan-21:11,884,841132,786
Bulgaria-21:3,495,19519,668
Armenia
100%
21:1,459,37610,220
Zimbabwe
100%
21:7,711,90884,647
South Korea-11:5,544,42137,250
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Tajikistan-11:8,374,9227,831
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323
Peru
100%
11:31,791,454110,866
Yemen-11:26,296,75114,474
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Jordan-11:8,826,77411,126
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
Azerbaijan
100%
11:9,642,94442,290
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Belarus-11:9,482,38420,892
Cameroon-11:21,610,503119,836
Canada
100%
11:33,133,372113,810
Chile-11:17,607,20848,996
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Cyprus-11:871,0765,368
Czechia
 
68%
11:10,656,16211,509
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Iran-11:78,496,86865,150
Ivory Coast-11:23,075,933135,227
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Kyrgyzstan-11:5,973,27746,622
Netherlands
67%
 
11:16,902,08343,152

The alternate forms: Lucifér (1) & Lúcífér (1) are calculated separately.

Lucifer (13) may also be a surname.

Lucifer Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Lew'-se-fer, bringing light. Taken metaphorically for the king of Babylon, who exceeded all other kings in splendour; or for Satan, who in the writings of the Fathers is often denominated Lucifer. See Isai. xiv. 12.

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

Meaning: howling: shining one.

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

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