Nathanael Forename
24,951st
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 34,588 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Montserrat
Nathanael Forename Definition:
A male name. Hebrew ‘gift of God’, the name of one of the apostles, generally known by his patronymic Bartholomew (q.v.). This name has only been noted once in the Middle Ages, but it became fairly common after the Reformation, often abbreviated to Nat.
Read More About This ForenameNathanael Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 99% | 6,656 | 1:11,092 | 1,090 |
| Brazil | 100% | 5,350 | 1:40,044 | 3,026 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 5,259 | 1:10,038 | 1,314 |
| United States | 100% | 4,934 | 1:73,477 | 3,637 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 1,156 | 1:84,395 | 6,393 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 1,050 | 1:245,680 | 22,581 |
| France | 99% | 898 | 1:74,020 | 1,877 |
| Mexico | 99% | 859 | 1:144,522 | 3,062 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 766 | 1:13,618 | 1,440 |
| Ghana | - | 730 | 1:36,967 | 2,200 |
| Haiti | 100% | 706 | 1:15,194 | 1,397 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 472 | 1:45,785 | 3,076 |
| Benin | 100% | 402 | 1:26,308 | 2,567 |
| England | 89% | 400 | 1:139,007 | 4,678 |
| Philippines | 99% | 389 | 1:272,518 | 10,972 |
| Bangladesh | - | 367 | 1:434,500 | 16,631 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 356 | 1:498,776 | 15,691 |
| South Africa | 99% | 347 | 1:157,155 | 10,915 |
| Namibia | - | 282 | 1:8,525 | 1,068 |
| Gabon | 100% | 281 | 1:6,702 | 1,252 |
| Canada | 100% | 244 | 1:135,793 | 6,089 |
| Ivory Coast | 99% | 163 | 1:141,570 | 7,806 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 149 | 1:113,437 | 5,542 |
| Congo | 96% | 144 | 1:34,786 | 2,952 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 136 | 1:15,000 | 2,018 |
| Australia | - | 135 | 1:101,168 | 3,620 |
| Thailand | 100% | 104 | 1:673,710 | 28,666 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 102 | 1:80,524 | 2,801 |
| Malaysia | 99% | 92 | 1:330,978 | 16,446 |
| Belgium | 100% | 91 | 1:126,264 | 3,881 |
| Uganda | 100% | 91 | 1:450,076 | 10,922 |
| Burkina Faso | 98% | 90 | 1:204,216 | 9,072 |
| Germany | 100% | 87 | 1:1,111,240 | 8,313 |
| Panama | 100% | 83 | 1:47,067 | 3,228 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 82 | 1:99,418 | 9,076 |
| Zambia | - | 79 | 1:200,694 | 7,014 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 71 | 1:425,379 | 12,039 |
| India | 100% | 67 | 1:18,132,507 | 443,376 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 62 | 1:21,958 | 2,521 |
| Spain | 100% | 56 | 1:830,892 | 8,031 |
| New Zealand | - | 53 | 1:85,586 | 3,840 |
| Costa Rica | 97% | 51 | 1:93,489 | 3,091 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 49 | 1:17,777 | 1,201 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 46 | 1:130,833 | 4,046 |
| Sweden | 100% | 45 | 1:219,065 | 7,397 |
| New Caledonia | 100% | 39 | 1:6,927 | 846 |
| Singapore | 100% | 37 | 1:169,920 | 8,215 |
| Chile | 100% | 34 | 1:517,859 | 6,206 |
| Czechia | 100% | 34 | 1:313,417 | 1,996 |
| Malta | - | 34 | 1:12,628 | 1,146 |
| Honduras | 100% | 29 | 1:304,051 | 5,793 |
| Liberia | 100% | 29 | 1:152,140 | 5,855 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 29 | 1:122,424 | 2,077 |
| Madagascar | - | 25 | 1:945,176 | 2,170 |
| Ecuador | - | 23 | 1:770,736 | 6,723 |
| Kenya | - | 20 | 1:2,315,356 | 20,763 |
| Scotland | 94% | 16 | 1:334,398 | 4,869 |
| Ireland | 100% | 15 | 1:309,568 | 4,642 |
| Peru | 100% | 15 | 1:2,119,430 | 21,304 |
| Wales | 100% | 13 | 1:238,024 | 4,015 |
| El Salvador | - | 11 | 1:576,526 | 4,842 |
| Denmark | - | 10 | 1:564,950 | 8,399 |
| Rwanda | - | 9 | 1:1,263,493 | 1,939 |
| Israel | - | 8 | 1:1,050,365 | 14,379 |
| China | - | 7 | 1:195,150,826 | 73,144 |
| Guyana | - | 7 | 1:109,037 | 8,020 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 6 | 1:2,684,738 | 6,435 |
| Romania | - | 6 | 1:3,341,996 | 26,471 |
| Finland | 60% | 5 | 1:1,096,637 | 9,775 |
| Japan | - | 5 | 1:25,597,211 | 50,433 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 5 | 1:35,563 | 3,018 |
| Senegal | 100% | 5 | 1:2,916,271 | 15,947 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 5 | 1:4,753,936 | 76,486 |
| Chad | 100% | 4 | 1:3,399,600 | 8,891 |
| Colombia | - | 4 | 1:11,944,732 | 44,648 |
| Poland | - | 4 | 1:9,506,778 | 5,827 |
| Portugal | - | 4 | 1:2,602,716 | 8,189 |
| Austria | 100% | 3 | 1:2,838,067 | 11,255 |
| Niger | 100% | 3 | 1:6,394,665 | 47,369 |
| Norway | - | 3 | 1:1,710,776 | 19,445 |
| South Korea | - | 3 | 1:1,848,140 | 23,578 |
| Cambodia | 100% | 2 | 1:8,136,665 | 51,498 |
| Croatia | 100% | 2 | 1:2,108,538 | 15,895 |
| Guinea | 100% | 2 | 1:5,929,324 | 6,648 |
| Hong Kong | - | 2 | 1:3,876,362 | 13,851 |
| Italy | - | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 2 | 1:282,024 | 3,520 |
| Mauritius | - | 2 | 1:648,892 | 8,630 |
| Montserrat | - | 2 | 1:2,438 | 412 |
| Russia | - | 2 | 1:72,116,852 | 125,484 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 2 | 1:7,711,908 | 84,647 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Afghanistan | - | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Burundi | - | 1 | 1:9,906,559 | 2,558 |
| Curaçao | - | 1 | 1:155,803 | 1,239 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| Eritrea | 100% | 1 | 1:4,752,977 | 997 |
| Estonia | 100% | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Guam | - | 1 | 1:160,646 | 3,210 |
| Iceland | 100% | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Mali | 100% | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Nauru | 100% | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 1 | 1:11,551,019 | 3,224 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
The alternate forms: Nathanaèl (261), Nathanaél (4), Nathañael (2), Nathanaêl (2) & Nathanáel (1) are calculated separately.
Nathanael (7,743) may also be a surname.
Nathanael Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Hebrew ‘gift of God’, the name of one of the apostles, generally known by his patronymic Bartholomew (q.v.). This name has only been noted once in the Middle Ages, but it became fairly common after the Reformation, often abbreviated to Nat.
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
Na-than'-a-el, the gift of God. A disciple of Christ John i. 45, 46.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: given of God.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
Nathanael Forename Popularity
Nathanael Demographics
Average Male Nathanael Height
176.99 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 261 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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