Alemayehu Surname

897th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 588,889 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Alemayehu Surname User-submission:

Alemayehu is an Amharic surname, meaning 'I saw the world'.

Alemayehu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia585,1591:16711
Sudan2,5201:14,8852,042
United States7991:453,64138,803
Canada831:443,92338,562
England561:994,96549,531
Sweden471:209,50514,512
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Norway131:395,56035,657
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
India71:109,580,769786,157
Hungary71:1,402,32560,133
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Eritrea41:1,187,975480
France31:22,140,907385,998
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Alemayehu (420,084) may also be a first name.

Alemayehu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Alemayehu is an Amharic surname, meaning 'I saw the world'.

- yedagoat

Alemayehu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alemayehu is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alemayehu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 897th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 12,375 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Alemayehu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Alemayehu is also the 2,433rd most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 420,084 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 585,159 people, or 1 in 167. Beside Ethiopia this last name exists in 48 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Alemayehu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Alemayehu surname are 42.42% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.65% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Alemayehu earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 39.66% less than the national average, earning 208,818 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.08% less than the national average, earning $40,955 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.58% less than the national average, earning $37,470 CAD per year.

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