Naaman Forename
104,286th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 4,381 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands
Naaman Forename Definition:
Hebrew (masculine) - Beautiful.
Naaman Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 99% | 625 | 1:74,091 | 4,382 |
| United States | 100% | 591 | 1:613,430 | 15,112 |
| Israel | 99% | 564 | 1:14,899 | 1,603 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 466 | 1:66,121 | 7,124 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 396 | 1:133,304 | 6,607 |
| Jamaica | - | 372 | 1:7,751 | 984 |
| Indonesia | - | 233 | 1:1,107,140 | 66,747 |
| Nigeria | 99% | 229 | 1:775,390 | 21,077 |
| Malawi | 100% | 190 | 1:90,065 | 5,143 |
| Algeria | 100% | 109 | 1:350,245 | 4,024 |
| Brazil | 100% | 80 | 1:2,677,952 | 51,413 |
| Mexico | 100% | 54 | 1:2,298,971 | 12,850 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 49 | 1:72,455 | 1,653 |
| Canada | - | 36 | 1:920,371 | 19,051 |
| Chile | 100% | 31 | 1:567,974 | 6,542 |
| England | 100% | 28 | 1:1,985,819 | 25,430 |
| Honduras | 100% | 26 | 1:339,133 | 6,160 |
| Zambia | - | 21 | 1:754,990 | 14,121 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 19 | 1:316,755 | 6,627 |
| Uganda | 100% | 18 | 1:2,275,384 | 28,247 |
| South Africa | 100% | 15 | 1:3,635,510 | 86,845 |
| Lebanon | - | 14 | 1:401,969 | 5,774 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 14 | 1:2,157,278 | 37,130 |
| India | 87% | 14 | 1:86,776,998 | 1,237,414 |
| France | - | 13 | 1:5,113,103 | 20,531 |
| Sweden | 100% | 12 | 1:821,492 | 17,584 |
| Philippines | 100% | 11 | 1:9,637,225 | 138,004 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 10 | 1:11,158 | 1,580 |
| Pakistan | 89% | 9 | 1:21,595,298 | 106,286 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 8 | 1:3,806,242 | 94,684 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 8 | 1:893,999 | 27,106 |
| Peru | 71% | 7 | 1:4,541,636 | 34,195 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 7 | 1:1,164,616 | 79,875 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 6 | 1:5,208 | 987 |
| Guyana | - | 5 | 1:152,652 | 10,224 |
| Belize | 100% | 5 | 1:70,862 | 4,575 |
| Qatar | 100% | 5 | 1:473,921 | 38,106 |
| Bahamas | - | 5 | 1:79,874 | 1,458 |
| Egypt | 100% | 4 | 1:22,975,236 | 27,891 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 4 | 1:2,053,374 | 18,217 |
| Namibia | - | 4 | 1:601,045 | 7,837 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 4 | 1:18,456,901 | 95,891 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 4 | 1:2,607,818 | 19,206 |
| Australia | - | 4 | 1:3,414,406 | 25,298 |
| El Salvador | - | 4 | 1:1,585,446 | 8,153 |
| Thailand | 100% | 4 | 1:17,516,453 | 200,944 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 4 | 1:1,493,319 | 26,894 |
| Greece | 100% | 4 | 1:2,733,637 | 12,935 |
| Panama | - | 3 | 1:1,302,186 | 25,104 |
| Hong Kong | - | 2 | 1:3,876,362 | 13,851 |
| Syria | - | 2 | 1:9,653,038 | 7,712 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 2 | 1:8,054,214 | 10,362 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 2 | 1:10,805,252 | 86,897 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 2 | 1:680,710 | 23,658 |
| Yemen | - | 2 | 1:13,148,376 | 10,677 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| Belgium | - | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Anguilla | - | 1 | 1:13,255 | 1,687 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Cambodia | 100% | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Singapore | - | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| Scotland | 100% | 1 | 1:5,350,366 | 24,769 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Russia | - | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Palestine | 100% | 1 | 1:4,550,058 | 5,739 |
| Czechia | - | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Germany | 100% | 1 | 1:96,677,876 | 95,912 |
Naaman (4,540) may also be a surname.
Naaman Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Hebrew (masculine) - Beautiful.
— What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody
Nay'-a-man, beautiful, agreeable, that prepares himself to motion. 1. A son of Benjamin. Gen. xlvi. 21. 2. A son of Bela, and grandson of Benjamin. 1 Chron. viii. 4. 3. General of the army of Benhadad, king of Syria. 2 Kings v. 1, &c. This man was cured of the leprosy by the prophet Elisha.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: pleasantness.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
Naaman Forename Popularity
Naaman Demographics
Naaman Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 131 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
Naaman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Naaman in the Russian language | ||
| Нааман | naaman | - |
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