Orpah Forename

132,525th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 2,986 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Orpah Forename Definition:

Hebrew (feminine) - A fawn.

Orpah Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria
100%
8181:217,0719,138
Zimbabwe
 
99%
6891:22,3862,396
Kenya-4911:94,3125,077
Malawi
100%
3601:47,5343,231
Indonesia
100%
2531:1,019,61962,915
United States
100%
1511:2,400,90737,720
Papua New Guinea
100%
411:198,83716,978
Jamaica-311:93,0074,109
Philippines
100%
261:4,077,28874,793
Cameroon
100%
221:982,29626,157
South Africa
100%
181:3,029,59277,569
Tanzania
100%
161:3,299,27023,966
England
100%
151:3,706,86137,754
Zambia-111:1,441,34517,789
Liberia
100%
71:630,29415,835
Malaysia
 
90%
61:5,074,990119,899
Guyana-51:152,65210,224
Uganda
100%
51:8,191,38458,906
Canada-51:6,626,67458,631
DR Congo
100%
41:18,456,90195,891
India
100%
21:607,438,9864,324,298
China-21:683,027,89194,999
Trinidad and Tobago-21:680,71023,658
Afghanistan
100%
11:32,623,51666,536
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
Barbados-11:289,7893,893

Orpah (35) may also be a surname.

Orpah Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Hebrew (feminine) - A fawn.

What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody

Or'-pah, a neck, skull, nakedness of the mouth. A Moabitish female. Ruth i. 4.

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

Meaning: her neck: neck-iness (?).

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

A Hebrew name, meaning: A doe.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Orpah Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orphah91126/
Orppah9120/
Ourpah912/
Orpaha911/
Orpa8913,049/
Orphash831/
Orpha808,421/
Arpah804,874/
Orpaz80594/
Horpa80166/
Ourpa8085/
Erpah8072/
Orpas8033/
Gorpa808/
Orhpa806/
Orppa805/
Orrpa804/
Orpho802/
Orpaa802/
Orpad801/
Orpat801/
Orpay801/
Orpfa801/
Orpheu73284/
Harpah73215/
Arpaih7340/
Orphey7322/
Orphea7317/
Orphas7315/
Orpeap737/
Arphah735/
Arpadh735/
Orphat735/
Horpha735/
Arpaha732/
Arpash732/
Orphéa731/
Ar'pah731/
Arppah731/
A'Rpah731/
Herpah731/
Orpiao731/
Horpat731/
Aurpah731/
Arpaph731/
Arrpah731/
Arpach731/
Arpajh731/
Aarpah731/
Orphay731/
Orppha731/
Ourpas731/
Ourpoh731/
Horpas731/
Horppa731/
Orphei731/
Arpa676,581/
Erpa67655/
Orpheas6723/
Arphath679/
Orpo678/
Arphajh674/
Harpath672/
Horpeap671/
Orphead671/
Aarpath671/
Harpash671/
Harpahs671/
Horpheu671/
Horphat671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Orpah