Zerah Forename
Approximately 1,337 people bear this name
Zerah Forename Definition:
M. Hebrew, ‘rising of light.’ From, or cognate with, the name of the Biblical prophet Ezra. At one time used by Puritans, it is now, except among Jews, very, very rare.
Zerah Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 98% | 366 | 1:144,230 | 6,909 |
| Iran | 100% | 196 | 1:400,494 | 5,365 |
| Israel | 97% | 188 | 1:44,696 | 2,924 |
| Philippines | 96% | 156 | 1:679,548 | 20,697 |
| Nigeria | 87% | 146 | 1:1,216,194 | 28,877 |
| Malaysia | 82% | 65 | 1:468,461 | 20,872 |
| Kenya | 100% | 46 | 1:1,006,676 | 18,924 |
| United States | 86% | 39 | 1:9,295,820 | 95,955 |
| Indonesia | - | 33 | 1:7,817,081 | 269,446 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 18 | 1:452,906 | 34,619 |
| Uganda | 77% | 16 | 1:2,559,808 | 30,381 |
| Turkey | 100% | 11 | 1:7,072,883 | 27,150 |
| India | 50% | 9 | 1:134,986,441 | 1,652,066 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 9 | 1:6,074 | 908 |
| England | - | 7 | 1:7,943,274 | 61,515 |
| South Africa | 100% | 6 | 1:9,088,775 | 152,087 |
| Zambia | - | 4 | 1:3,963,698 | 31,018 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 2 | 1:7,711,908 | 84,647 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 2 | 1:3,575,996 | 76,635 |
| France | - | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Australia | - | 1 | 1:13,657,622 | 55,904 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Brazil | - | 1 | 1:214,236,154 | 864,335 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Canada | 100% | 1 | 1:33,133,372 | 113,810 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| Netherlands | - | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| Singapore | - | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Italy | - | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Palestine | 100% | 1 | 1:4,550,058 | 5,739 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Malawi | 100% | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
Zerah (1,326) may also be a surname.
Zerah Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
M. Hebrew, ‘rising of light.’ From, or cognate with, the name of the Biblical prophet Ezra. At one time used by Puritans, it is now, except among Jews, very, very rare.
Ze'-rah, east, brightness. 1. A grandson of Esau. Gen. xxxvi. 13. 2. A son of Simeon. 1 Chron. iv. 24. 3. King of Ethiopia, or of Cush, in Arabia Petrea, upon the Red Sea, who came against Asa, king of Judah. 2 Chron. xiv. 9, 10. 4. The great-grandfather of Achan. Josh. vii. 1.
Meaning: a rising.
A Usage name, meaning: Surname of American mathematical prodigy.
A Hebrew name, meaning: The rising of a great light: dawn.
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