Mizpah Forename

262,241st
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 949 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Mizpah Forename Definition:

Mis'-pah, a sentinel, speculation, that waits for. 1. A city in the tribe of Gad. Gen. xxxi. 49. 2. A city in the tribe of Benjamin. 1 Sam. xv. 22.

Mizpah Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines
 
97%
2581:410,88914,578
Ghana
 
67%
2251:119,9394,817
Bahamas-2181:1,832424
United States
100%
621:5,847,37169,596
South Africa
 
96%
531:1,028,91838,866
Nigeria
 
72%
421:4,227,72366,444
Zimbabwe
100%
281:550,85123,998
Jamaica-121:240,2697,382
Belgium
100%
121:957,50311,814
India
100%
61:202,479,6622,100,642
England
100%
51:11,120,58476,686
Switzerland-51:1,642,69915,939
Cameroon-41:5,402,62668,032
Kenya-21:23,153,55556,680
Mexico
100%
21:62,072,21496,650
Turkey
100%
21:38,900,85464,839
Antigua and Barbuda-11:99,3953,544
Georgia-11:3,738,46629,095
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Vietnam-11:92,623,11310,484
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Seychelles-11:92,6701,891
Scotland-11:5,350,36624,769
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Malaysia-11:30,449,940373,101
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066

Mizpah (24) may also be a surname.

Mizpah Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mis'-pah, a sentinel, speculation, that waits for. 1. A city in the tribe of Gad. Gen. xxxi. 49. 2. A city in the tribe of Benjamin. 1 Sam. xv. 22.

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

Meaning: watch-tower.

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

A Hebrew name, meaning: Watchtower.

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

Mizpah Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Miezpah922/
Mizpa91155/
Mizpha83107/
Mezpah833/
Mizpaj831/
Mitzpa831/
Mezpa736/
Micpa731/
Myzpa731/
Musyipah711/
Mitspa677/
Mezpha673/
Mezzpha621/
Mustspah571/
Medspa503/

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