Malchus Forename

522,011th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 287 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Malchus Forename Definition:

Hebrew (masculine) - King.

Malchus Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea
100%
1481:55,0835,326
Jamaica-661:43,6852,602
United States
100%
381:9,540,44797,626
Nigeria
100%
111:16,142,215154,549
Indonesia-51:51,592,734871,495
South Africa
100%
41:13,633,162197,070
Malaysia
100%
31:10,149,980208,386
Bahamas-21:199,6852,758
Philippines-21:53,004,738452,678
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731
Thailand
100%
11:70,065,813391,235
Saint Lucia
100%
11:177,8158,104
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Germany-11:96,677,87695,912
Canada-11:33,133,372113,810
Cameroon-11:21,610,503119,836
Benin-11:10,575,84390,010

Malchus (399) may also be a surname.

Malchus Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Hebrew (masculine) - King.

What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody

Mal'-kus, king, or kingdom. A servant of the high-priest Caiaphas, whose right ear Peter cut off. John xviii. 10.

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

Meaning: kingly.

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

Malchus Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malchaus931/
Malcus92220/
Malchu9213/
Maltchous881/
Melchus866/
Malkhus864/
Malcius863/
Malcous862/
Malchut861/
Malchou861/
Malhcus861/
Malchau861/
Malcu833/
Malzhaus801/
Malkhush801/
Malkhu77215/
Malcos7718/
Malceu772/
Molcus771/
Malhhu771/
Malxus771/
Malsus771/
Maljus771/
Maleshu71122/
Malsius719/
Maljush715/
Molchhu713/
Maalshu711/
Malcoss711/
Malesus711/
Milachious711/
Malleshu671,918/
Malju6749/
Malsu6745/
Matiljus671/
Malesheu671/
Maslesus671/
Mauleshu671/
Mayleshu671/

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