Alamirew Surname
Approximately 11,600 people bear this surname
Alamirew Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 11,591 | 1:8,416 | 1,302 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Alamirew (13,183) may also be a first name.
Alamirew Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alamirew Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alamirew is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alamirew? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 44,785th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 628,237 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Alamirew are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Alamirew is also the 50,775th most commonly held forename in the world, borne by 13,183 people.
This last name is most common in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 11,591 people, or 1 in 8,416. Barring Ethiopia Alamirew is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Alamirew
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