Nicodemus Forename
21,333rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 42,036 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Namibia
Nicodemus Forename Definition:
An English ‘virtual doublet’ of Nicholas, q. v.
Nicodemus Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 100% | 12,021 | 1:3,852 | 646 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 9,194 | 1:5,742 | 907 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 6,908 | 1:25,704 | 2,399 |
| Namibia | - | 2,186 | 1:1,100 | 225 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 2,114 | 1:122,026 | 13,200 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 1,935 | 1:11,168 | 1,268 |
| South Africa | 100% | 1,366 | 1:39,921 | 4,401 |
| Ghana | 100% | 899 | 1:30,018 | 1,918 |
| Uganda | 100% | 792 | 1:51,713 | 3,034 |
| Philippines | 99% | 745 | 1:142,295 | 7,076 |
| Mexico | 96% | 721 | 1:172,184 | 3,329 |
| Zambia | - | 579 | 1:27,383 | 2,121 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 562 | 1:27,445 | 2,822 |
| Brazil | 100% | 349 | 1:613,857 | 18,818 |
| United States | 100% | 307 | 1:1,180,902 | 23,390 |
| Colombia | 100% | 241 | 1:198,253 | 4,696 |
| Malawi | 100% | 148 | 1:115,624 | 6,115 |
| Liberia | 100% | 139 | 1:31,741 | 1,917 |
| Papua New Guinea | 98% | 103 | 1:79,149 | 7,490 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 101 | 1:301,485 | 15,374 |
| Botswana | 100% | 63 | 1:34,674 | 3,690 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 47 | 1:153,975 | 2,941 |
| Saint Lucia | 97% | 44 | 1:4,041 | 702 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 42 | 1:383,534 | 4,040 |
| Spain | 100% | 41 | 1:1,134,877 | 9,172 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 40 | 1:755,047 | 17,770 |
| Peru | 100% | 34 | 1:935,043 | 12,870 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 24 | 1:85,000 | 7,651 |
| Chile | 100% | 23 | 1:765,531 | 7,771 |
| India | 96% | 23 | 1:52,820,781 | 884,653 |
| England | 80% | 22 | 1:2,527,406 | 29,639 |
| Argentina | 100% | 17 | 1:2,516,073 | 8,541 |
| Sudan | 100% | 16 | 1:2,362,936 | 3,917 |
| Guyana | 100% | 16 | 1:47,704 | 4,533 |
| Sweden | 100% | 15 | 1:657,194 | 15,298 |
| Panama | 100% | 15 | 1:260,437 | 9,109 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 12 | 1:48,413 | 2,992 |
| Singapore | 100% | 11 | 1:571,550 | 11,876 |
| Grenada | 100% | 10 | 1:10,812 | 1,335 |
| Germany | 100% | 6 | 1:16,112,979 | 44,905 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 6 | 1:1,191,999 | 40,353 |
| Thailand | 100% | 6 | 1:11,677,636 | 152,954 |
| Australia | - | 6 | 1:2,276,270 | 19,652 |
| Qatar | 100% | 5 | 1:473,921 | 38,106 |
| Canada | - | 5 | 1:6,626,674 | 58,631 |
| Belgium | 100% | 4 | 1:2,872,510 | 22,632 |
| Swaziland | - | 4 | 1:325,044 | 2,285 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 4 | 1:7,703,141 | 17,485 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 4 | 1:2,887,755 | 1,822 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 4 | 1:340,355 | 15,394 |
| Taiwan | - | 4 | 1:5,942,420 | 87,370 |
| Rwanda | - | 4 | 1:2,842,858 | 2,668 |
| Belize | 100% | 3 | 1:118,103 | 5,590 |
| Benin | - | 3 | 1:3,525,281 | 51,145 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 2 | 1:2,383,974 | 18,662 |
| Russia | 100% | 2 | 1:72,116,852 | 125,484 |
| Jamaica | - | 2 | 1:1,441,614 | 15,741 |
| Faroe Islands | 100% | 2 | 1:24,564 | 1,836 |
| Finland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,741,592 | 19,235 |
| Norway | - | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 2 | 1:3,009,168 | 24,322 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 2 | 1:8,451,042 | 32,813 |
| Nauru | 100% | 2 | 1:5,964 | 459 |
| Switzerland | - | 2 | 1:4,106,748 | 25,883 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Israel | 100% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| China | - | 1 | 1:1,366,055,782 | 109,249 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Greece | 100% | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Italy | 100% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Ivory Coast | - | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Pakistan | - | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Palestine | 100% | 1 | 1:4,550,058 | 5,739 |
| Samoa | - | 1 | 1:195,190 | 1,348 |
Nicodemus (19,463) may also be a surname.
Nicodemus Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
An English ‘virtual doublet’ of Nicholas, q. v.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
Greek (masculine) - Victorious over the people.
— What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody
Nik-o-de'-mus, innocent blood: in Greek, the victory of the people. A disciple of Jesus Christ, a Jew by nation, and a Pharisee. John iii. 1, &c.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: conqueror of the populace.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
Nicodemus Forename Popularity
Nicodemus Demographics
Average Male Nicodemus Height
173.16 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 19 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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