Zillah Forename

161,851st
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 2,149 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Montserrat

Zillah Forename Definition:

A female name. Hebrew ‘shade’, the name of the wife of Lamech. Occasionally used since the Reformation. It is a favourite gipsy name.

Zillah Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England
100%
4731:117,5544,218
Nigeria
100%
4421:401,72913,540
United States
100%
2461:1,473,72827,240
Philippines
100%
1641:646,39920,017
Northern Ireland
100%
911:20,254985
South Africa
100%
881:619,68927,697
Kenya
100%
701:661,53016,180
Jamaica-601:48,0542,758
Papua New Guinea
 
97%
531:153,81713,456
Netherlands
100%
501:338,0429,978
Uganda
100%
491:835,85615,656
Zimbabwe
100%
451:342,75117,604
Brazil
100%
391:5,493,23583,314
Indonesia-351:7,370,391259,122
Canada
100%
341:974,51119,697
Pakistan
59%
 
251:7,774,30762,662
Israel
 
92%
241:350,1228,219
Scotland
100%
221:243,1984,001
Wales
100%
151:206,2873,673
Tanzania
100%
91:5,865,36930,875
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
81:170,1779,829
Colombia-71:6,825,56133,843
Malaysia
 
91%
71:4,349,991105,289
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
61:18,5972,290
Zambia-61:2,642,46623,928
Niger
100%
61:3,197,33233,105
Australia-61:2,276,27019,652
Belize
100%
61:59,0524,175
Jersey-51:19,9961,220
Panama-51:781,31118,191
United Arab Emirates-41:1,787,99844,562
Saint Lucia
100%
41:44,4543,465
Guyana-41:190,81611,826
Malta-41:107,3402,111
India
50%
 
31:404,959,3243,244,417
Thailand
100%
31:23,355,271268,869
Hong Kong-21:3,876,36213,851
Nauru
100%
21:5,964459
France-21:33,235,17058,100
Russia-21:72,116,852125,484
China-21:683,027,89194,999
Costa Rica
100%
21:2,383,97418,662
Vanuatu-11:261,7921,604
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Benin-11:10,575,84390,010
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
Chile
100%
11:17,607,20848,996
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Solomon Islands-11:580,9578,641
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429
Dominica-11:75,4711,341
Saint Kitts and Nevis-11:54,8612,604
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Greece-11:10,934,54822,228
Northern Mariana Islands-11:54,6681,803
Nicaragua
100%
11:6,018,33634,175
Montserrat-11:4,876752
Italy-11:61,062,09083,289
Liberia
100%
11:4,412,06136,340

Zillah (60) may also be a surname.

Zillah Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A female name. Hebrew ‘shade’, the name of the wife of Lamech. Occasionally used since the Reformation. It is a favourite gipsy name.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Hebrew (feminine) - Shadow, fig. shelter, protection.

What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody

Zil'-lah, shadow, which is roasted, the tingling of the ear. The wife of Lamech. Gen. iv. 19, 22.

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

Meaning: shadiness: he wasted.

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

A Hebrew name, meaning: A shadow.

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

Zillah Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zillaha9228/
Tzillah922/
Zillahy921/
Zilla912,491/
Tzilla83694/
Zellah83174/
Zillay83170/
Zillai83134/
Zillia8344/
Ziella8330/
Dzilla8325/
Cillah8320/
Zyllah8311/
Zillea832/
Zillaa832/
Zillla832/
Zillha832/
Czilla831/
Cilliah7710/
Scillah773/
Zuellah772/
Zellyah771/
Zelleah771/
Zsellah771/
Ziglila771/
Tsillah771/
Zella736,830/
Cilla732,833/
Zillo7355/
Zylla7313/
Čilla734/
Zillá731/
Chillahe711/
Tchillah711/
Chillaha711/
Csilla6769,066/
Chilla673,072/
Scilla67626/
Cillia67235/
Zellia67101/
Zilley6783/
Zoella6778/
Zuella6773/
Ciella6768/
Tsilla6762/
Zillou6742/
Zellay6712/
Cellah6710/
Ziello679/
Zyllia676/
Zillei675/
Cillay675/
Cyllah674/
Zeella674/
Zaella673/
Zyaoallah673/
Zilleu672/
Cillea672/
Zellai672/
Dzella672/
Sei-Allah671/
Cillau671/
Czella671/
Tzella671/
Zillio671/
Zellaa671/
Cillla671/

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