Nahshon Forename
278,605th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 855 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel
Nahshon Forename Definition:
Nah'-shon, that foretells, serpent. Aaron s brother-in-law. Exod. vi. 23. The son of Amminadab, head of the tribe of Judah, at the time when the children of Israel came out of Egypt. Num. vii 12, 17.
Nahshon Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 100% | 494 | 1:17,010 | 1,727 |
| United States | 100% | 169 | 1:2,145,189 | 34,966 |
| Kenya | - | 61 | 1:759,133 | 17,357 |
| Nigeria | 97% | 39 | 1:4,552,932 | 69,417 |
| South Africa | 100% | 15 | 1:3,635,510 | 86,845 |
| Uganda | 100% | 9 | 1:4,550,769 | 42,499 |
| Malawi | 100% | 9 | 1:1,901,368 | 9,999 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 8 | 1:170,177 | 9,829 |
| Philippines | 100% | 8 | 1:13,251,185 | 172,764 |
| England | 100% | 7 | 1:7,943,274 | 61,515 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 5 | 1:10,557,664 | 41,958 |
| India | 50% | 3 | 1:404,959,324 | 3,244,417 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 3 | 1:37,193 | 3,592 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 3 | 1:10,149,980 | 208,386 |
| Zambia | - | 3 | 1:5,284,931 | 37,895 |
| Canada | - | 2 | 1:16,566,686 | 86,787 |
| Brazil | - | 2 | 1:107,118,077 | 571,487 |
| Papua New Guinea | - | 1 | 1:8,152,314 | 202,620 |
| Sweden | 100% | 1 | 1:9,857,907 | 78,968 |
| Thailand | 100% | 1 | 1:70,065,813 | 391,235 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 1 | 1:7,151,993 | 94,323 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Russia | 100% | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Poland | - | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Grenada | - | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
Nahshon (1,435) may also be a surname.
Nahshon Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Nah'-shon, that foretells, serpent. Aaron s brother-in-law. Exod. vi. 23. The son of Amminadab, head of the tribe of Judah, at the time when the children of Israel came out of Egypt. Num. vii 12, 17.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: a diviner.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
Nahshon Forename Popularity
Nahshon Demographics
Average Nahshon Salary in
United States
$44,595 USD
Per year
Rank:
188,210 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
4.00313E-5
Rank: 39,762 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
102.45%
Sample size: 74 (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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