Oreb Forename

1,125,792nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Oreb Forename Definition:

Hebrew (masculine) - A raven.

Oreb Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico
93%
 
271:4,597,94219,118
United States-101:36,253,698247,090
Indonesia-81:32,245,458686,574
Brazil
100%
81:26,779,519235,888
Peru
100%
41:7,947,86448,688
South Africa
100%
31:18,177,550242,026
Philippines
100%
31:35,336,492343,681
Colombia-21:23,889,46363,722
Jordan-11:8,826,77411,126
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Pakistan
100%
11:194,357,680303,535
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Italy
100%
11:61,062,09083,289
Haiti-11:10,726,95341,696
Chile
100%
11:17,607,20848,996
Cameroon-11:21,610,503119,836

Oreb (465) may also be a surname.

Oreb Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Hebrew (masculine) - A raven.

What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody

O'-reb, a raven, mixture, the evening. One of the princes of Midian, slain on the rock Oreb. Judges vii. 25.

The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar

Meaning: a raven.

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

Oreb Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horeb89469/
Oreib8950/
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Orieb893/
Otreb892/
Oraeb892/
Orebd891/
Orzeb891/
Goureb801/
Outreb801/
Orheeb801/
Orethb801/
Horieb801/
Goreeb801/
Areb755,698/
Orep75336/
Orib7551/
Orab7539/
Ereb7517/
Oref7517/
Orew7511/
Orev756/
Orob756/
Oryb751/
Ureb751/
Orebewe731/
D'Horeb731/
Areeb678,530/
Hareb673,683/
Oreva672,643/
Horib67242/
Arebh67218/
Gareb67211/
Gorib67202/
Oraib67137/
Oripe67105/
Orife6772/
Gorev6758/
Asreb6746/
Arieb6733/
Horep6728/
Orefe6722/
Oerep6720/
Aareb6718/
Orayb6715/
Horab6713/
Orepe6713/
Aureb6711/
Hereb679/
Oriew679/
Arreb678/
Oriep676/
Oreph675/
Gorep674/
Argeb674/
Ureeb673/
Horev673/
Orobh673/
Oreip672/
Orhab672/
Orhev672/
Orief672/
Araeb672/
Horef672/
Oreff672/
Urieb671/
Orrep671/
Ureub671/
Utreb671/
Ahreb671/
Ereib671/
Ereab671/
Arzeb671/
Arebs671/
Areyb671/
Arheb671/
Areïb671/
Atreb671/
Gureb671/
Ojrob671/
Ohrab671/
Orzib671/
Ouref671/
Orbao671/
Oriob671/
Orehv671/
Orepp671/
Oryib671/
Ureib671/
Oirab671/
Oribs671/
Orevz671/
Orabh671/
Areab671/
Horob671/
Orrev671/
Oirep671/

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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oreb