Macbeth Forename

203,815th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,462 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Malawi

Macbeth Forename Definition:

Which is now more frequently a surname than a ‘Christian’. Drawn from Celtic, it means ‘son of life’, perhaps with a connotation of liveliness or robust health. The ill-fame of the Shakespearean Macbeth did his name no good.

Macbeth Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana
100%
3931:68,6673,308
Nigeria
77%
 
2951:601,91317,820
Malawi
100%
2541:67,3714,127
Philippines
61%
 
1261:841,34524,130
South Africa
69%
 
841:649,19828,558
United States-541:6,713,64876,572
Mexico
69%
 
501:2,482,88913,443
Zimbabwe
71%
 
441:350,54117,863
Dominican Republic-311:336,49311,264
India
97%
 
231:52,820,781884,653
Zambia-171:932,63515,302
Uganda
 
83%
161:2,559,80830,381
Venezuela
94%
 
111:2,745,62744,124
Malaysia
100%
91:3,383,32786,111
Peru
 
80%
91:3,532,38429,289
Brazil
95%
 
51:42,847,231319,361
Cameroon-41:5,402,62668,032
Colombia
100%
31:15,926,30951,235
Tanzania
100%
31:17,596,10669,562
Chile
100%
31:5,869,06926,159
Argentina
100%
21:21,386,62229,627
Kenya-21:23,153,55556,680
Liberia
50%
 
21:2,206,03027,695
France-21:33,235,17058,100
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Solomon Islands-11:580,9578,641
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Thailand
100%
11:70,065,813391,235
Antigua and Barbuda-11:99,3953,544
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
Canada-11:33,133,372113,810
Costa Rica
100%
11:4,767,94827,206
Morocco-11:34,348,63618,260
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Lesotho-11:2,039,99747,971
Italy
54%
 
11:61,062,09083,289
Indonesia-11:257,963,6681,335,696
Guatemala
100%
11:16,108,42913,998
England
50%
 
11:55,602,921189,715
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Cuba-11:11,506,55213,531

Macbeth (4,152) may also be a surname.

Macbeth Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Which is now more frequently a surname than a ‘Christian’. Drawn from Celtic, it means ‘son of life’, perhaps with a connotation of liveliness or robust health. The ill-fame of the Shakespearean Macbeth did his name no good.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Macbeth Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McBeth9236/
Magbeth8616/
Mcbeath863/
Mccbeth861/
Macbath861/
Mcbet832/
Magbet7730/
McBath771/
Migbeth712/
Megbeth711/
Magbett711/
Mangbet711/
Mangbeit671/
Magbed622/
Mcbede621/
Megbet621/
Migbet621/
Mogbet621/
Mongbet5719/
Mangbit571/
Megvith571/
Mcboyde571/
Moungbet5310/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Macbeth