Abetew Surname

242,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,648 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Abetew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abetew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,6101:60,5886,165
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Abetew (5,897) may also be a first name.

Abetew Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Abetew Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Abetew is most common in Ethiopia. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abetew? popularity and diffusion

It is the 242,266th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,422,055 people. Abetew is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Abetew are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Abetew is also the 86,671st most frequently held forename worldwide, borne by 5,897 people.

The surname Abetew is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,610 people, or 1 in 60,588. Other than Ethiopia it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Abetew Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Abetew surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered with the political party.

Abetew earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.45% less than the national average, earning $36,913 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abetewe921/
Abitew833,916/
Ebetew832/
Abeteev775/
Abetiev773/
Abatev671/
Abiteev6231/
Abiteva621/
Hebettef571/
Abatif504/
Obitev501/
Obotef501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abetew
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