Zaccheus Forename

137,436th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 2,814 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Zaccheus Forename Definition:

Found as a male baptismal name; from Ζακχαιος, the Greek form of the Scripture name זכי, Zakkáy, pure, innocent. Others render it ‘pure of the Lord,’ making the last letter stand for Yah.

Zaccheus Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria
100%
1,7681:100,4325,663
Malawi
100%
2961:57,8123,676
Cameroon
100%
2841:76,0934,352
Jamaica-1201:24,0271,826
Zimbabwe
100%
631:244,82213,906
United States
100%
631:5,754,55568,844
Liberia
100%
441:100,2744,358
Zambia-391:406,53310,319
South Africa
100%
191:2,870,13974,981
Papua New Guinea
90%
 
181:452,90634,619
Kenya-181:2,572,61721,139
Barbados-121:24,1491,919
England
100%
121:4,633,57743,450
Saint Lucia
100%
111:16,1651,838
Malaysia
100%
101:3,044,99479,253
Philippines
100%
81:13,251,185172,764
Uganda
100%
81:5,119,61545,522
Fiji-41:223,0942,508
Bahamas-21:199,6852,758
Guyana-21:381,63118,312
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Belize-11:354,3097,663
DR Congo
100%
11:73,827,605146,761
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Swaziland-11:1,300,1773,374
Solomon Islands-11:580,9578,641
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Scotland-11:5,350,36624,769
Italy-11:61,062,09083,289
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Grenada
100%
11:108,1254,208
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Iceland-11:366,0177,938

Zaccheus (1,035) may also be a surname.

Zaccheus Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Found as a male baptismal name; from Ζακχαιος, the Greek form of the Scripture name זכי, Zakkáy, pure, innocent. Others render it ‘pure of the Lord,’ making the last letter stand for Yah.

Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Hebrew (masculine) - Pure.

What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody

A Hebrew name, meaning: Remembrance of the Lord: inno­cent: pure.

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

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