Moab Forename

163,562nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 2,113 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Moab Forename Definition:

Mo'-ab, of a father. The son of Lot and his eldest daughter. Gen. xix. 37. He was the father of the Moabites, who dwelt eastward of the Dead Sea.

Moab Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil
100%
1,5641:136,9806,880
Iraq
 
91%
1831:191,3543,386
Uganda
100%
331:1,241,11919,738
Israel
80%
 
331:254,6346,983
Cambodia
 
63%
291:561,14911,411
Jordan
77%
 
291:304,3723,128
Zimbabwe
89%
 
281:550,85123,998
United States-281:12,947,749120,695
Pakistan
100%
231:8,450,33465,173
Zambia-211:754,99014,121
Papua New Guinea
58%
 
201:407,61631,576
Mexico
94%
 
181:6,896,91324,317
Indonesia-161:16,122,729440,799
Nigeria
100%
151:11,837,624127,959
Palestine
57%
 
91:505,5623,190
Kenya-71:6,615,30131,578
Philippines
80%
 
51:21,201,895240,180
Peru
100%
41:7,947,86448,688
Afghanistan
100%
41:8,155,87935,337
Malawi
100%
41:4,278,07813,569
El Salvador-41:1,585,4468,153
India
100%
41:303,719,4932,628,057
Tanzania
100%
41:13,197,08050,227
Panama-41:976,63921,104
South Africa
100%
21:27,266,324304,698
Cameroon
100%
21:10,805,25286,897
Norway-21:2,566,16424,989
Chile
100%
21:8,803,60433,591
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Costa Rica
100%
11:4,767,94827,206
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Yemen-11:26,296,75114,474
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299
Benin-11:10,575,84390,010
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
DR Congo
100%
11:73,827,605146,761
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
England
100%
11:55,602,921189,715
Ethiopia-11:97,560,13329,608
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Iran-11:78,496,86865,150
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018

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

Moab (521) may also be a surname.

Moab Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mo'-ab, of a father. The son of Lot and his eldest daughter. Gen. xix. 37. He was the father of the Moabites, who dwelt eastward of the Dead Sea.

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

Meaning: from father: what father?.

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

Moab Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moáb921/
Mohab8969,795/
Moaub89187/
Mouab897/
Mhoab896/
Moabs893/
Moabh893/
Moaab893/
Moasb893/
Moaib892/
Moaeb891/
Mooab891/
Moahb891/
Muoab891/
Mohaib80198/
Mohaab8090/
Moiyab8050/
Mohabb8025/
Moohab8010/
Moahab809/
Mohaub806/
Moheab806/
Mojhab803/
Mohhab802/
Moijab801/
Mojjab801/
Mohabs801/
Mohaeb801/
Mohahb801/
Mo'hab801/
Maob7566/
Moap7561/
Moaf7548/
Moav758/
Moaw752/
Mopb751/
Hmohabd736/
Moaahab731/
Moijjab731/
Moojeab731/
Mohap67514/
Moape67415/
Mahob6779/
Mohav6765/
Moauv6755/
Moyob6745/
Maowa6742/
Moafe6729/
Mohaw6728/
Mohob6720/
Moiob6715/
Maaub6711/
Moaif6710/
Mohaf675/
Moaph673/
Mojob673/
Moaft672/
Maoob672/
Maova672/
Moaaf671/
Maoib671/
Mouaw671/
Muiob671/
Moijhabh671/
Moauf671/
Moafh671/
Moapp671/
Maoub671/
Mauab671/
Muiab671/
Mooaf671/
Wmahb671/
Wmyob671/

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