Xerxes Forename

186,271st
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,702 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Xerxes Forename Definition:

Found as a baptismal name. The celebrated Persian name, in cuneiform written Khshyarsnâ or Khshwershe; from the Persian شالا شاير, shēr-shāh, lion king. The Scriptural name Ahasuerus (Est. i. ) is said to be the same name with Aleph prefixed.

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Xerxes Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines
97%
 
9311:113,8666,116
United States
100%
2361:1,536,17428,044
Brazil
100%
1711:1,252,84330,630
India
100%
931:13,063,204358,110
Canada
100%
721:460,18612,513
England
100%
391:1,425,71620,674
Sweden
100%
151:657,19415,298
Jamaica-121:240,2697,382
United Arab Emirates-111:650,18120,553
Germany
97%
 
111:8,788,89831,109
Australia-111:1,241,60213,569
Mexico
100%
111:11,285,85732,937
Northern Mariana Islands-91:6,074908
Nigeria
72%
 
91:19,729,373174,791
Uganda
100%
71:5,850,98949,331
South Africa
100%
61:9,088,775152,087
Hong Kong-51:1,550,5457,446
Angola-41:6,741,6524,704
Iran-41:19,624,21740,893
Haiti-41:2,681,73823,796
Singapore-31:2,095,68522,815
Malaysia
100%
31:10,149,980208,386
Taiwan
100%
31:7,923,22799,341
Trinidad and Tobago-31:453,80618,410
Pakistan
100%
31:64,785,893186,184
Spain-31:15,509,98821,126
Kenya-21:23,153,55556,680
China-21:683,027,89194,999
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Netherlands
100%
11:16,902,08343,152
Sri Lanka-11:20,799,08716,824
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Qatar
100%
11:2,369,60559,530
Portugal-11:10,410,86612,786
Peru
100%
11:31,791,454110,866
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Marshall Islands
100%
11:51,2305,014
Liberia
100%
11:4,412,06136,340
Italy
100%
11:61,062,09083,289
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429
Curaçao-11:155,8031,239
Belgium
100%
11:11,490,04143,727
Argentina-11:42,773,24343,333

Xerxes (52) may also be a surname.

Xerxes Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Found as a baptismal name. The celebrated Persian name, in cuneiform written Khshyarsnâ or Khshwershe; from the Persian شالا شاير, shēr-shāh, lion king. The Scriptural name Ahasuerus (Est. i. ) is said to be the same name with Aleph prefixed.

Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Xerxes Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Xerxies9211/
Xerxses923/
Xerrxes923/
Xerkxes922/
Xercxes922/
Xearxes921/
Xerxess921/
Xerxces921/
Xerxees921/
Xerxe913/
Xerxesse861/
Cxercxes861/
Xerxis8369/
Xerces8350/
Xerses8333/
Zerxes8326/
Xerxez8313/
Xerzes8310/
Xerxex8310/
Xerxie834/
Cerxes834/
Xerxer833/
Serxes832/
Xerjes832/
Xerxet831/
Xarxes831/
Xerxys831/
Xerxec831/
Xercess774/
Xerches773/
Xerseus772/
Xirxies771/
Xerzest771/
Xerkxis771/
Xercses771/
Xerxa733/
Xherxhis711/
Seherxes711/
J'Xerces711/
Serges6724,258/
Xercis6717/
Cerges6715/
Cerces6712/
Zerxis6711/
Serses679/
Cerses675/
Zerses673/
Xersix672/
Xersis672/
Xersex672/
Zerces672/
Serces672/
Serxex672/
Xyrxee671/
Xerxyz671/
Xerxix671/
Xersiz671/
Zerzes671/

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