Alemayew Surname

199,058th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,099 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Alemayew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alemayew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,0931:46,6065,024
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Alemayew (1,735) may also be a first name.

Alemayew Last Name Facts

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

Alemayew is found most in Ethiopia. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alemayew? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 199,058th most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 3,471,913 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Alemayew reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 184,185th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 1,735 people.

Alemayew is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,093 people, or 1 in 46,606. Besides Ethiopia this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alemhayew941/
Alemayehw941/
Alemayhew941/
Alemaywe881/
Alamayew881/
Alemayhw881/
Alemaev80943/
Alimayev751/
Alimayeva714/
Alimaev6751/
Alemeev672/
Alimyev672/
Alymaev671/
Alimiyev631/
Alimeev539/
Alymeev535/
Galimeev5021/
Ahlymeev502/
Golemeev502/
Halymeev501/

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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 Alemayew
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