Malachi Forename
Approximately 10,093 people bear this name
Malachi Forename Definition:
A male name. Hebrew Malach-Jah ‘angel’ or ‘messenger of Jehovah’, the name of one of the minor Hebrew prophets, used as a christian name in England after the Reformation. Malachy is common in Ireland.
Malachi Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 100% | 3,047 | 1:58,275 | 4,020 |
| United States | 100% | 2,465 | 1:147,074 | 5,808 |
| Kenya | 100% | 1,056 | 1:43,851 | 3,133 |
| DR Congo | 96% | 671 | 1:110,026 | 5,741 |
| Malawi | 100% | 550 | 1:31,113 | 2,412 |
| Jamaica | - | 368 | 1:7,835 | 990 |
| Ghana | 100% | 281 | 1:96,036 | 4,158 |
| England | 100% | 244 | 1:227,881 | 6,418 |
| Papua New Guinea | 98% | 175 | 1:46,585 | 4,512 |
| India | 54% | 145 | 1:8,378,469 | 267,909 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 139 | 1:4,180 | 562 |
| Australia | - | 126 | 1:108,394 | 3,748 |
| Zimbabwe | 97% | 124 | 1:124,386 | 8,542 |
| Cameroon | 85% | 112 | 1:192,951 | 8,285 |
| Liberia | 97% | 83 | 1:53,157 | 2,766 |
| Congo | 89% | 80 | 1:62,615 | 4,463 |
| Ireland | 100% | 46 | 1:100,946 | 2,497 |
| South Africa | 90% | 42 | 1:1,298,396 | 45,283 |
| Canada | 100% | 33 | 1:1,004,042 | 20,062 |
| Philippines | 79% | 30 | 1:3,533,649 | 67,483 |
| Russia | 100% | 28 | 1:5,151,204 | 24,860 |
| Uganda | 100% | 22 | 1:1,861,678 | 25,181 |
| Zambia | - | 21 | 1:754,990 | 14,121 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 20 | 1:1,522,497 | 47,664 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 19 | 1:71,654 | 5,624 |
| Cayman Islands | 100% | 18 | 1:3,406 | 692 |
| Thailand | 100% | 14 | 1:5,004,701 | 92,981 |
| Nauru | 100% | 11 | 1:1,084 | 171 |
| Belize | 100% | 10 | 1:35,431 | 3,151 |
| France | - | 9 | 1:7,385,593 | 25,788 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 7 | 1:7,541,188 | 37,665 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 6 | 1:16,566 | 2,341 |
| Brazil | - | 6 | 1:35,706,026 | 284,222 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 6 | 1:5,208 | 987 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 6 | 1:8,538 | 1,253 |
| China | - | 5 | 1:273,211,156 | 75,889 |
| Vanuatu | - | 4 | 1:65,448 | 976 |
| Bermuda | - | 4 | 1:16,206 | 1,525 |
| Nepal | 100% | 3 | 1:9,495,784 | 71,056 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 3 | 1:37,193 | 3,592 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 3 | 1:614,382 | 2,910 |
| Germany | - | 3 | 1:32,225,959 | 64,270 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 2 | 1:16,311,758 | 48,279 |
| Taiwan | - | 2 | 1:11,884,841 | 132,786 |
| Spain | - | 2 | 1:23,264,982 | 24,876 |
| Cambodia | - | 2 | 1:8,136,665 | 51,498 |
| Scotland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,675,183 | 18,328 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 2 | 1:88,908 | 5,280 |
| Benin | - | 2 | 1:5,287,922 | 61,990 |
| New Zealand | - | 2 | 1:2,268,022 | 12,390 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 2 | 1:8,451,042 | 32,813 |
| Bahamas | - | 2 | 1:199,685 | 2,758 |
| Israel | 100% | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| Italy | 100% | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 2 | 1:11,537,966 | 95,271 |
| Wales | 100% | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Bhutan | 100% | 1 | 1:824,928 | 6,865 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Swaziland | - | 1 | 1:1,300,177 | 3,374 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Lesotho | - | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Indonesia | - | 1 | 1:257,963,668 | 1,335,696 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
Malachi (3,561) may also be a surname.
Malachi Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Hebrew Malach-Jah ‘angel’ or ‘messenger of Jehovah’, the name of one of the minor Hebrew prophets, used as a christian name in England after the Reformation. Malachy is common in Ireland.
—CHY. Usually m., it is also, in late C19-20, occasionally f. Hebrew, ‘angel of the Lord,’ it is represented by two saints, Malachi the C5 prophet, and Malachy the early C12 bishop magnificently eulogised by St. Bernard. (Benedictines.)
A male baptismal name. The Scripture name, in Hebrew מַלְאָכִי Malakhí; from malak-Yah, messenger of Jehovah.
Hebrew (masculine) - An angel.
Mal'-a-ky, the angel of the Lord. The last of the minor prophets. See his Prophecies.
Meaning: my messenger.
A Hebrew name, meaning: God’s messenger.
Malachi Forename Popularity
Malachi Demographics
Malachi Religious Adherence
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Malachi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malachi in the Russian language | ||
| Малачи | malaci | - |
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