Menahem Forename

332,667th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 627 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Menahem Forename Definition:

Men'-a-hem, comforter, who conducts them. The sixteenth king of Israel. He was the son of Gadi, and revenged the death of his master Zechariah by that of Shallum, son of Jahesh, who had usurped the crown of Israel. 2 Kings xv. 14. A. M. 3232.

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Menahem Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
2141:1,694,09829,852
Brazil
100%
621:3,455,42261,069
Indonesia
100%
581:4,447,649182,118
Turkey
100%
481:1,620,86912,777
France
100%
291:2,292,08112,764
Mexico
96%
 
281:4,433,73018,735
Bulgaria
100%
271:258,9035,728
Canada
100%
161:2,070,83630,435
Argentina
100%
141:3,055,2329,516
South Africa
100%
121:4,544,38799,592
Venezuela
100%
121:2,516,82441,518
England
100%
111:5,054,81145,959
Philippines
100%
101:10,600,948147,506
India-91:134,986,4411,652,066
Thailand
100%
71:10,009,402140,485
Burkina Faso
100%
71:2,625,63848,146
Lebanon
100%
71:803,9397,854
Haiti-61:1,787,82619,076
Ivory Coast
100%
61:3,845,98964,391
Peru
100%
51:6,358,29142,272
Chile
100%
51:3,521,44219,163
Yemen-41:6,574,1885,851
Germany
100%
31:32,225,95964,270
Congo
100%
31:1,669,73530,542
Romania-21:10,025,98847,037
Albania
100%
21:1,523,28533,816
Belgium-21:5,745,02030,381
Spain-21:23,264,98224,876
Norway-21:2,566,16424,989
Pakistan
100%
11:194,357,680303,535
DR Congo-11:73,827,605146,761
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
Italy-11:61,062,09083,289
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Senegal-11:14,581,35634,505
Djibouti-11:915,6642,132
Nigeria
100%
11:177,564,360489,087
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Ethiopia
100%
11:97,560,13329,608
Chad
100%
11:13,598,39815,363
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Australia-11:13,657,62255,904
Israel
100%
11:8,402,91845,019

The alternate forms: Ménahem (1) are calculated separately.

Menahem (893) may also be a surname.

Menahem Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Men'-a-hem, comforter, who conducts them. The sixteenth king of Israel. He was the son of Gadi, and revenged the death of his master Zechariah by that of Shallum, son of Jahesh, who had usurped the crown of Israel. 2 Kings xv. 14. A. M. 3232.

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

Meaning: comforter.

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

Menahem Forename Popularity

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Menaem92189/
Manahem86117/
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Menehem864/
Menhaem861/
Menaeme861/
Minahem861/
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Minaheem801/
Monajhem801/
Monaem772,119/
Minaem7755/
Manaem7742/
Mohnaheem751/
Maheenaem751/
Monaeem7158/
Minahim7135/
Monahim7134/
Manahim717/
Mahnaem715/
Monaeim715/
Manaeem714/
Mainaem713/
Monohem713/
Mohnaem712/
Manohem712/
Menoeme711/
Maanaem711/
Mannaem711/
Manaehm711/
Manahém711/
Mahanaem6752/
Misnahim676/
Mohnaeem675/
Mhanaeem671/
Mengohim671/
Mainaeem671/
Moinahim671/
Mohnahim671/
Mohnaeim671/
Monaiyem671/

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