Milcah Forename

51,248th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 13,009 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Milcah Forename Definition:

F. Hebrew, ‘queen.’ In mid C19-20, rarely bestowed except among the Jews—and none too common with them.

Milcah Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya
100%
6,8191:6,791970
Malawi
100%
1,9671:8,7001,020
Nigeria
100%
1,4641:121,2876,361
Zimbabwe
 
99%
1,2921:11,9381,536
Philippines
 
99%
5421:195,5898,779
Uganda
100%
4831:84,7974,137
United States
 
95%
1551:2,338,94837,062
India
 
97%
561:21,694,249498,448
Papua New Guinea
 
95%
261:313,55125,255
England
50%
 
261:2,138,57426,646
Brazil
100%
251:8,569,446111,821
Tanzania
100%
251:2,111,53322,092
Cameroon
100%
231:939,58725,311
Botswana-161:136,52810,720
South Africa
100%
151:3,635,51086,845
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
101:136,1428,486
Jamaica-81:360,40310,541
Benin-51:2,115,16940,564
Guyana-41:190,81611,826
United Arab Emirates-41:1,787,99844,562
Solomon Islands-31:193,6526,393
Thailand
100%
31:23,355,271268,869
Zambia-31:5,284,93137,895
Pakistan
50%
 
31:64,785,893186,184
Saint Lucia
100%
21:88,9085,280
Sweden
100%
21:4,928,95452,965
Singapore-21:3,143,52727,876
Malaysia
100%
21:15,224,970260,513
Liberia
100%
21:2,206,03027,695
Israel-21:4,201,45930,777
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Sri Lanka-11:20,799,08716,824
Togo-11:7,239,2398,047
Australia-11:13,657,62255,904
Scotland-11:5,350,36624,769
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Qatar-11:2,369,60559,530
Bahrain-11:1,348,6737,854
Netherlands-11:16,902,08343,152
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
Lesotho
100%
11:2,039,99747,971
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727
Italy-11:61,062,09083,289
Ghana
100%
11:26,986,21613,521
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
Canada-11:33,133,372113,810
Bermuda-11:64,8262,481

Milcah (105) may also be a surname.

Milcah Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

F. Hebrew, ‘queen.’ In mid C19-20, rarely bestowed except among the Jews—and none too common with them.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Hebrew (feminine) - Queen.

What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody

Mil'-kah, queen. 1. The daughter of Haran, sister of Lot, wife of Nahor, niece of Abraham, and mother of Bethuel. Gen. xi. 29; xxii. 20. 2. A daughter of Zelophehad. Num. xxxvi. 11.

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

Meaning: a queen.

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

A Hebrew name, meaning: Queenly: counsel.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Milcah Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Milcach9226/
Millcah927/
Mielcah921/
Milkcah921/
Milckah921/
Milcash921/
Milcahy921/
Milca9118,901/
Mlcah916/
Milkah8321,184/
Melcah83271/
Milcea8337/
Milcas8316/
Millca8314/
Milcca8310/
Milcai836/
Milcoh834/
Milkca833/
Milqah833/
Milcay832/
Milhca831/
Milcaa831/
Milcau831/
Mlca808/
Milkhah776/
Milceau772/
Milckea771/
Milcatt771/
Milcoth771/
Melccah771/
Mellcah771/
Milchea771/
Milcait771/
Milka73161,968/
Melca732,102/
Milco731,087/
Mylca7324/
Mlkah737/
Milqa731/
Mllca731/
Mlcai731/
Milkha675,815/
Milkho67516/
Milkka6799/
Millka6754/
Mielka6737/
Melkah6718/
Milkai6711/
Milkau6710/
Milkea679/
Milkay679/
Milkaa676/
Milcko675/
Milcos675/
Milkco673/
Mellca673/
Mylcka672/
Mielco672/
Melcea672/
Milcot672/
Milhka672/
Milhko672/
Maelca672/
Melcca672/
Milcoy671/
Melhca671/
Mijlka671/
Melcas671/
Mylkah671/
Myllca671/
Melcai671/
Millco671/
Milkoh671/
Muilka671/
Milcoo671/
Milcey671/
Milhco671/
Mil'ka671/
Miolka671/
Mylcea671/
Milcou671/
Mílcea671/

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