Zenobia Forename

29,492nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 27,893 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Zenobia Forename Definition:

Now rare, and apt to excite derision, this was once a favourite ‘literary’ and fashionable name after that of ‘the brilliant queen of Palmyra’, who, after annexing Egypt, was defeated and captured by Aurelian in 272 A. D. Of Arabian birth, she probably bore, originally, ‘the true Arabic name of Zeenab (ornament of the father),’ Yonge.

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Zenobia Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru
100%
8,2221:3,867622
Bolivia
100%
5,3701:1,974429
United States
100%
3,8881:93,2454,229
South Africa
100%
2,1731:25,0963,214
Brazil
100%
1,7791:120,4256,301
Tanzania
100%
1,1581:45,5863,455
Venezuela
100%
6781:44,5462,761
Chile
100%
6531:26,9641,275
Poland
 
96%
5181:73,4111,760
Ghana
100%
3931:68,6673,308
Argentina
100%
3431:124,7032,048
Cameroon
100%
3061:70,6234,152
India
100%
2661:4,567,210180,227
Mexico
 
99%
2581:481,1805,510
Colombia
100%
2081:229,7065,073
Dominican Republic-1791:58,2753,683
Namibia-1781:13,5071,452
England
100%
1261:441,2939,810
Spain
100%
1041:447,4045,998
Nicaragua
100%
861:69,9812,869
Cuba-771:149,4362,476
Canada
100%
691:480,19412,850
Panama
100%
571:68,5363,970
Ecuador-541:328,2764,358
Pakistan
100%
521:3,737,64840,154
DR Congo
71%
 
481:1,538,07540,404
Lebanon
100%
471:119,7363,476
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
401:34,0353,464
Philippines
100%
361:2,944,70859,101
Costa Rica
100%
341:140,2343,863
Italy
 
99%
331:1,850,36613,218
Uganda
100%
321:1,279,90420,143
Romania-311:646,83817,865
Iraq
100%
291:1,207,5129,085
Kuwait-281:135,1888,745
Germany
100%
281:3,452,78116,151
Israel
 
83%
201:420,1469,028
Australia-201:682,8819,609
Sweden
100%
191:518,83713,099
New Zealand-181:252,0027,674
Hong Kong-141:553,7664,519
Uruguay
100%
141:244,8314,102
China-141:97,575,41364,568
Aruba-131:7,9831,397
Honduras
100%
121:734,7899,414
Austria
100%
101:851,4206,482
Guatemala
100%
101:1,610,8435,373
Syria-101:1,930,6083,897
Saudi Arabia-91:3,423,61814,711
United Arab Emirates-91:794,66624,808
Sierra Leone-91:787,629675
Czechia
100%
61:1,776,0274,577
Belgium
100%
61:1,915,00718,066
Indonesia-51:51,592,734871,495
Jordan
100%
51:1,765,3557,450
Malaysia
100%
51:6,089,988140,568
Scotland
100%
51:1,070,07310,235
Slovakia
100%
41:1,327,5164,597
Guyana-41:190,81611,826
Sri Lanka-41:5,199,77210,550
Angola
100%
41:6,741,6524,704
Sudan-41:9,451,7446,661
Thailand
100%
41:17,516,453200,944
Georgia
100%
31:1,246,15515,822
Paraguay
100%
31:2,412,2689,978
United States Virgin Islands-31:36,5823,060
Jamaica-31:961,07614,069
Singapore-31:2,095,68522,815
Zambia-21:7,927,39745,785
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
21:55,7904,636
Bahamas-21:199,6852,758
Taiwan-21:11,884,841132,786
Nigeria
100%
21:88,782,180420,186
El Salvador-21:3,170,89311,665
France-21:33,235,17058,100
Liberia
100%
21:2,206,03027,695
Japan-21:63,993,02872,606
Suriname-11:552,8115,457
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Ukraine-11:45,499,90832,056
Macau-11:608,2092,350
Montserrat-11:4,876752
American Samoa-11:55,8453,376
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Croatia-11:4,217,07620,943
Greenland-11:56,3711,395
Guam-11:160,6463,210
Kazakhstan-11:17,746,84544,366
Northern Ireland-11:1,843,1463,737
South Korea-11:5,544,42137,250
Netherlands
100%
11:16,902,08343,152
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Oman-11:4,108,66712,526
Palestine
100%
11:4,550,0585,739
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
Qatar-11:2,369,60559,530
Saint Lucia
100%
11:177,8158,104
Serbia-11:7,145,72110,629

The alternate forms: Zenóbia (70) & Zénobia (1) are calculated separately.

Zenobia (221) may also be a surname.

Zenobia Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Now rare, and apt to excite derision, this was once a favourite ‘literary’ and fashionable name after that of ‘the brilliant queen of Palmyra’, who, after annexing Egypt, was defeated and captured by Aurelian in 272 A. D. Of Arabian birth, she probably bore, originally, ‘the true Arabic name of Zeenab (ornament of the father),’ Yonge.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Found as a female name. Derived from Zenobia Queen of Iberia, or Zenobia Queen of Palmyra. Some translate this name ‘life of Jove;’ from Ζην Jove, and βιος. Another derivation might be from ξενος a stranger, foreigner, guest, and βιος life; and, curiously enough, this latter would agree with the lives of both these celebrated women.

Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Greek (feminine) - Life from Zeno, lord of life.

What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody

Greek (feminine) - Gift of life, or gift of Zeno.

What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody

Zenobia Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zenóbia9570/
Zénobia951/
Zenobiah9345/
Zhenobia9331/
Zeinobia9312/
Zenobias9311/
Zenobija939/
Zenoubia937/
Zeenobia935/
Zenoebia933/
Zenoibia932/
Zeynobia932/
Zenohbia932/
Zienobia931/
Zenobhia931/
Zenoobia931/
Zeno'bia931/
Zenobio868,720/
Cenobia868,240/
Zenovia866,757/
Senobia865,295/
Zonobia86682/
Zanobia86344/
Zinobia86206/
Zenubia86156/
Genobia8695/
Zenebia8673/
Xenobia8649/
Zenabia8634/
Zynobia8630/
Jenobia8625/
Zenowia8618/
Zenobya8610/
Zenobea868/
Zenobja861/
Zenúbia861/
Zenabiah8031/
Zanoobia8014/
Zeinabia8013/
Zainobia809/
Scenobia808/
Zenovija806/
Chenobia805/
Shenobia805/
Senobiah805/
Zenoviea802/
Zanobiah802/
Czenovia802/
Zinobiah802/
Zeinobio801/
Zonobiah801/
Senobias801/
Xenobiah801/
Ze'novia801/
Zhanobia801/
Zienovia801/
Zonobiha801/
Ženobija801/
Zsanobia801/
Zeynovia801/
Zannobia801/
Zanoebia801/
Jenobhia801/
Senobiha801/
Zinoobia801/
Jeanobia801/
Genobias801/
Jesnobia801/
Jenobias801/
Zaenabiah7528/
Zainoobia751/
Schenobia751/
Czinobiah751/
Chesnobia751/
Zinovia7110,993/
Senovia718,379/
Cenobio716,091/
Cenovia713,640/
Senobio711,872/
Zenovio711,359/
Sanobia71740/
Genovia71268/
Zanabia71219/
Zynovia71203/
Sinobia71176/
Zenóbio71102/
Synobia7173/
Genubia7173/
Zenovya7157/
Jenovia7156/
Zonobio7153/
Zenuvia7137/
Sonobia7129/
Genobio7124/
Zenubio7114/
Zonabia7113/
Senubia7113/
Jenabia7112/
Cynobia7112/
Xenovia7110/
Jenubia717/
Cinobia717/
Zanobio716/
Zenovea716/
Zinobio716/
Senobea716/
Genobea715/
Jinobia714/
Zenabio714/
Zenebio714/
Zenavia714/
Zonebia714/
Senabia713/
Zynowia713/
Zinobya713/
Genúbia712/
Zinabia712/
Xynobia712/
Ginobia712/
Genabia712/
Zinowia712/
Jenobio712/
Senowia712/
Senebia711/
Senobya711/
Xenobio711/
Zinebia711/
Zynabia711/
Zenabea711/
Zenúvia711/
Zanobya711/
Jenobea711/
Xinobia711/
Cenabia711/
Jénobia711/
Jenowia711/
Zeenwbi711/
Zinovija6790/
Shenovia6714/
Zainabia6712/
Zanobeah6710/
Senabija678/
Jhenovia675/
Sanoobia674/
Shinobia674/
Zinoovia673/
Zainubia673/
Genoweia673/
Chenovia673/
Sanoebia673/
Shynobia672/
Djenabia672/
Jeanovia672/
Senouvia672/
Chenabia671/
Cesnovia671/
Sonnobia671/
Sinoobia671/
Seynovia671/
Zaynubia671/
Zonobioh671/
Zoenabio671/
Zénobios671/
Zainovia671/
Zanoubya671/
Jhinobia671/
Sinoubia671/
Senoviah671/
Jenoviah671/
Zwnba671/
Znaob671/
Znbya671/
Zhinovia671/
Jeanubia671/

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