Othniel Forename

112,112th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 3,904 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Othniel Forename Definition:

Oth'-ne-el, the hour of God. Son of Kenaz, of the tribe of Judah, Caleb s brother. Josh. xv. 17.

Othniel Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica-6641:4,342735
Nigeria
99%
 
6501:273,17610,559
Ghana-4491:60,1033,023
Congo
100%
3931:12,7461,520
United States
100%
3531:1,027,01721,353
DR Congo
96%
 
1921:384,51914,440
Haiti
100%
1291:83,1554,939
Indonesia
100%
1241:2,080,352105,762
Israel
99%
 
1161:72,4393,696
South Africa
98%
 
1081:504,93224,082
Philippines
98%
 
651:1,630,91538,369
India
100%
531:22,922,226516,200
Ivory Coast
100%
521:443,76817,247
Bahamas-461:8,6821,112
Mexico
100%
421:2,955,82014,852
England
100%
411:1,356,16920,079
Brazil
100%
411:5,225,27280,548
Papua New Guinea
100%
351:232,92319,496
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
341:3,282615
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
281:48,6224,388
Benin
100%
211:503,61216,626
Venezuela
100%
181:1,677,88331,093
Burkina Faso
83%
 
181:1,021,08227,989
Barbados-171:17,0461,367
Canada-161:2,070,83630,435
Liberia
100%
141:315,1479,860
Germany
100%
141:6,905,56325,447
Guyana
100%
141:54,5194,997
Solomon Islands
100%
131:44,6892,823
Lesotho
100%
111:185,45413,249
France
100%
111:6,042,75822,831
Cameroon-111:1,964,59142,624
Malaysia
100%
81:3,806,24294,684
Chile
100%
61:2,934,53517,145
Kenya-61:7,717,85232,954
Saint Kitts and Nevis-51:10,9721,354
Panama-51:781,31118,191
Singapore-51:1,257,41116,611
Peru
100%
41:7,947,86448,688
Romania-41:5,012,99431,756
Zimbabwe
100%
41:3,855,95474,439
Sudan-41:9,451,7446,661
Wales
100%
41:773,5778,486
Dominican Republic-41:2,607,81819,206
Gabon
100%
41:470,8342,822
Central African Republic-41:1,128,848698
Nicaragua
100%
31:2,006,11219,543
United States Virgin Islands-31:36,5823,060
Zambia-21:7,927,39745,785
Scotland-21:2,675,18318,328
Belgium
100%
21:5,745,02030,381
Iceland-21:183,0085,215
Thailand
100%
21:35,032,906298,615
Uganda
100%
21:20,478,46091,660
Tanzania
100%
21:26,394,16073,301
Saint Lucia
100%
21:88,9085,280
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Turks and Caicos Islands-11:34,7071,398
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Suriname-11:552,8115,457
Czechia-11:10,656,16211,509
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Austria
100%
11:8,514,20119,377
Anguilla-11:13,2551,687
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
South Korea-11:5,544,42137,250
Costa Rica
100%
11:4,767,94827,206
Montserrat-11:4,876752
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Fiji-11:892,3783,968
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
Grenada
100%
11:108,1254,208
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Malawi
100%
11:17,112,31024,110
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Morocco-11:34,348,63618,260

The alternate forms: Othniël (10) are calculated separately.

Othniel (1,103) may also be a surname.

Othniel Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Oth'-ne-el, the hour of God. Son of Kenaz, of the tribe of Judah, Caleb s brother. Josh. xv. 17.

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

Meaning: seasonable speaking of God.

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

Othniel Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Othniël9510/
Othniell931/
Hothniel931/
Othhniel931/
Otniel927,653/
Othnel9233/
Othnil928/
Othnielle886/
Hotniel86296/
Othneil86285/
Athniel8620/
Othneal8613/
Ohtniel8611/
Ottniel869/
Oetniel866/
Gohniel864/
Otniell864/
Otnielp863/
Otniyel863/
Othneel863/
Othnill863/
Ethniel863/
Otnihel863/
Otniele863/
Otnyiel862/
Othnyel861/
Outhnel861/
Othnael861/
Othnell861/
Ohniele861/
Ohnniel861/
Oniel832,733/
Otnel83248/
Otnil8365/
Otnielle803/
Gathniel801/
Athnaiel801/
Authniel801/
Otinniel801/
Othniëll801/
Haniel773,637/
Osniel771,184/
Utniel77213/
Otnyel77157/
Onniel7750/
Oniell7748/
Honiel7739/
Otneil7735/
Hotnel7729/
Goniel7722/
Oniele7721/
Etniel7720/
Atniel7717/
Ouniel7715/
Omniel7714/
Otneal7713/
Ogniel7712/
Athnel7710/
Otnell777/
Ethnel776/
Otniël776/
Ottnel775/
Hotnil774/
Otnael773/
Ohneil773/
Onyiel772/
Gotnil771/
Athnil771/
Otneel771/
Otnill771/
Otniol771/
Otnuel771/
Onihel771/
Ojniel771/
Onijel771/
Hotnielle751/
Hanniel71569/
Haniele7178/
Hosniel7122/
Authnel7119/
Haniell7114/
Athneal7112/
Honniel719/
Hasniel718/
Athnell714/
Hanieel714/
Autniel714/
Osniell713/
Ottnell713/
Honiele713/
Athneil713/
Onielle713/
Osniele713/
Homniel712/
Hotnyel712/
Ottneil712/
Hotnael712/
Guthnel711/
Hanield711/
Hanielt711/
Hanihel711/
Gonniel711/
Attniel711/
Ethneel711/
Ahaniel711/
Outnoel711/
Ostneal711/
Otinnel711/
Otneall711/
Hotneel711/
Hotnell711/
Hotnuel711/
Hongiel711/
Oniecel711/
Otneill711/
Ottneul711/
Ottnyel711/
Aniel675,327/
Ognel67119/
Ongel67117/
Hanielle67115/
Onjel6731/
Atnel6719/
Onyil6718/
Onyel6715/
Etnel6715/
Hanniele6710/
Onjil677/
Onhel675/
Etnil675/
Osnielle674/
Utnil674/
Atnil673/
Hanniell673/
Honhiele672/
Honielle672/
Haniecel671/
Athneale671/
Asthnell671/
Authneil671/
Authnell671/
D'Onniel671/
Utnel671/
Hosnield671/
Honiecel671/
Honiesil671/
Homhiele671/
Onnielle671/
Omnielle671/
Hotnyell671/
Ahnielle671/

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