Memphis Forename

316,139th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 685 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ghana

Memphis Forename Definition:

Mem'-fis, by the mouth. The ancient capital of Egypt. Hosea ix. 6.

Memphis Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
73%
 
2911:1,245,83224,207
Ghana-2251:119,9394,817
Dominican Republic-191:549,01414,985
Brazil
 
58%
181:11,902,009138,646
Nigeria
61%
 
141:12,683,169134,057
Venezuela
 
71%
111:2,745,62744,124
Egypt
100%
91:10,211,21621,716
Russia
100%
81:18,029,21355,117
Philippines
67%
 
81:13,251,185172,764
China-71:195,150,82673,144
Canada-61:5,522,22952,759
England
100%
51:11,120,58476,686
DR Congo
100%
41:18,456,90195,891
Malawi-41:4,278,07813,569
Taiwan-41:5,942,42087,370
Colombia-31:15,926,30951,235
Singapore-31:2,095,68522,815
Mexico
100%
31:41,381,47674,307
Hong Kong-31:2,584,24211,307
Thailand
50%
 
31:23,355,271268,869
New Zealand-21:2,268,02212,390
Honduras-21:4,408,73423,808
Netherlands
75%
 
21:8,451,04232,813
Liberia
100%
21:2,206,03027,695
Australia-21:6,828,81137,569
Italy
99%
 
21:30,531,04557,596
France
100%
21:33,235,17058,100
Uruguay-21:1,713,81810,870
Chile
100%
21:8,803,60433,591
Bolivia-21:5,300,7026,605
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
South Africa
100%
11:54,532,649471,300
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
Mali-11:16,977,7558,714
Malaysia-11:30,449,940373,101
Macau-11:608,2092,350
Ivory Coast
100%
11:23,075,933135,227
India-11:1,214,877,9714,759,450
Guatemala
100%
11:16,108,42913,998
Germany
84%
 
11:96,677,87695,912
Czechia
100%
11:10,656,16211,509
Cameroon-11:21,610,503119,836
Benin-11:10,575,84390,010

Memphis (92) may also be a surname.

Memphis Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mem'-fis, by the mouth. The ancient capital of Egypt. Hosea ix. 6.

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

Meaning: being made fair: but if Greek, “blamable” “encompassed”.

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

Memphis Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

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Menphis8638/
Memphys868/
Mamphis864/
Memphie863/
Memphes863/
Mempfis862/
Memfhis862/
Memphiz861/
Memphei861/
Mempi8346/
Menphist801/
Memphizz801/
Memphyse801/
Memfis7725/
Mevhis7710/
Mehbis777/
Mebhis776/
Mempai775/
Mempie775/
Mempha774/
Memphy774/
Mampis772/
Mmphai771/
Mimpis771/
Mimphi771/
Mempit771/
Mempoi771/
Meympi771/
Maempi771/
Menphi771/
Mmhbis771/
Mmpi736/
Miempie7141/
Mehbish7127/
Menfhis714/
Menphys714/
Mampies712/
Moempie712/
Mebhish712/
Mehybis712/
Manphis712/
Mompies711/
Mehevis711/
Memphey711/
Mempher711/
Memfiss711/
Maimpis711/
Mymphys711/
Mevis6711,169/
Mebis67407/
Mimpi6797/
Mempa6718/
Mempe6716/
Menpi677/
Memfi674/
Mhehvish673/
Mehebish672/
Meahvish672/
Mveis672/
Muenphai672/
Mempy671/
Mmpeh671/
Mhvis671/
Mhbis671/
Mehvaish671/
Mehveish671/
Mehvishz671/
Mehevish671/
Mehenfis671/
Mmpai671/
Mmphe671/
Mmpoi671/

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