Ophir Forename

48,908th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 13,882 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Ophir Forename Definition:

Meaning: reducing to ashes.

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Ophir Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel
74%
 
13,3401:630125
United States
63%
 
1751:2,071,64034,158
Brazil
100%
1571:1,364,56132,501
Philippines
77%
 
391:2,718,19255,791
Mexico
84%
 
291:4,280,84218,370
Venezuela
84%
 
271:1,118,58923,272
Canada-191:1,743,86227,512
Thailand
77%
 
151:4,671,05489,574
England
100%
121:4,633,57743,450
India
50%
 
121:101,239,8311,357,349
Colombia-71:6,825,56133,843
France-71:9,495,76330,047
Australia-51:2,731,52422,009
Indonesia-51:51,592,734871,495
Dominican Republic-41:2,607,81819,206
New Zealand-31:1,512,01511,267
Hungary-21:4,895,8864,852
Switzerland-21:4,106,74825,883
Scotland-21:2,675,18318,328
Nigeria
50%
 
21:88,782,180420,186
South Africa
100%
11:54,532,649471,300
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Pakistan
100%
11:194,357,680303,535
Uruguay-11:3,427,63713,958
Ivory Coast
100%
11:23,075,933135,227
Netherlands
100%
11:16,902,08343,152
Malaysia-11:30,449,940373,101
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
Guatemala
100%
11:16,108,42913,998
Greece
100%
11:10,934,54822,228
Germany-11:96,677,87695,912
Czechia-11:10,656,16211,509
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Chile-11:17,607,20848,996
Belize-11:354,3097,663

Ophir (2,809) may also be a surname.

Ophir Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Meaning: reducing to ashes.

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

User-submitted Reference

Hebrew name meaning 'gold'. It is most prevalent in Israel and secular Jewish communities.

- vannahodem

Ophir Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ophire919/
Ophair917/
Ophier916/
Ouphir912/
Hophir912/
Osphir911/
Gophir911/
Opir89100/
Opher80385/
Gopir80107/
Aphir8070/
Hopir8039/
Opior8015/
Ospir8014/
Ophyr8011/
Ofhir809/
Opisr807/
Opire805/
Ohpir805/
Ephir804/
Opier802/
Opeir802/
Opirt801/
Odpir801/
Ohfir801/
Opfir801/
Uopir801/
Gaphir73249/
Gopher73111/
Hopire7310/
Ospher739/
Haphir738/
Ophert736/
Hopher735/
Ophyrd735/
Ephier734/
Aphier733/
Aphire732/
Aphair732/
Opaire732/
Ophear731/
Ofhird731/
Opherd731/
Hopirt731/
Hopier731/
Aaphir731/
Ephair731/
Gohpir731/
Ofpher731/
Ofir675,630/
Apir67401/
Oper67312/
Opre67159/
Epir6757/
Haphijr6714/
Hospher671/
Ephphir671/
Asphire671/
Goopher671/
Hasphir671/
Atphire671/

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