Methuselah Forename
265,593rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 928 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Liberia
Methuselah Forename Definition:
A male name. Hebrew, possiblymeaning 'man of the dart'. Occasionally used as a christian name in the 16th to 18th C.
Methuselah Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 100% | 321 | 1:144,259 | 6,607 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 207 | 1:857,799 | 22,561 |
| Philippines | 87% | 184 | 1:576,138 | 18,428 |
| Liberia | 100% | 61 | 1:72,329 | 3,439 |
| Uganda | 100% | 32 | 1:1,279,904 | 20,143 |
| Zambia | - | 30 | 1:528,493 | 11,862 |
| United States | 95% | 26 | 1:13,943,730 | 127,115 |
| India | 87% | 15 | 1:80,991,865 | 1,179,577 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 11 | 1:741,119 | 53,497 |
| Malawi | - | 9 | 1:1,901,368 | 9,999 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 5 | 1:10,557,664 | 41,958 |
| Israel | 80% | 5 | 1:1,680,584 | 18,495 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 3 | 1:5,141,272 | 76,754 |
| South Africa | 100% | 3 | 1:18,177,550 | 242,026 |
| England | 100% | 3 | 1:18,534,307 | 106,915 |
| Jamaica | - | 2 | 1:1,441,614 | 15,741 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 2 | 1:3,575,996 | 76,635 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 1 | 1:30,449,940 | 373,101 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Ghana | 100% | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Australia | - | 1 | 1:13,657,622 | 55,904 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
Methuselah (138) may also be a surname.
Methuselah Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Hebrew, possiblymeaning 'man of the dart'. Occasionally used as a christian name in the 16th to 18th C.
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
Me-thew'-se-lah, he has sent his death. The son of Enoch, and father of Lamech. Gen. v. 21. The oldest man.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: they died - the dart: man of the dart.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
Methuselah Forename Popularity
Methuselah Demographics
Average Methuselah Salary in
United States
$32,817 USD
Per year
Rank:
354,839 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
5.97138E-6
Rank: 157,802 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
75.39%
Sample size: 15 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
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