Alemu Surname
Approximately 534,507 people bear this surname
Alemu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 526,724 | 1:185 | 13 |
| Sudan | 5,040 | 1:7,442 | 1,059 |
| United States | 1,038 | 1:349,190 | 31,312 |
| Uganda | 436 | 1:89,540 | 9,305 |
| Nigeria | 393 | 1:450,745 | 23,038 |
| Kenya | 268 | 1:172,313 | 13,112 |
| Canada | 103 | 1:357,724 | 32,292 |
| England | 84 | 1:663,310 | 38,317 |
| Germany | 72 | 1:1,118,131 | 74,279 |
| Sweden | 56 | 1:175,835 | 12,146 |
| United Arab Emirates | 54 | 1:169,672 | 12,566 |
| Netherlands | 23 | 1:734,225 | 57,169 |
| Austria | 19 | 1:448,181 | 44,644 |
| Norway | 19 | 1:270,647 | 28,127 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| Israel | 14 | 1:611,260 | 42,949 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Eritrea | 4 | 1:1,187,975 | 480 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Alemu (576,362) may also be a first name.
Alemu Demographics
Average Alemu Salary in
United States
$40,996 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Alemu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alemu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alemu (Hindi: अलेमु, Marathi: अलेमु, Oriya: ଆେଲମୁ) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alemu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Alemu is the 1,001st most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 13,634 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Alemu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Alemu is also the 1,733rd most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 576,362 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 526,724 people, or 1 in 185. Other than Ethiopia this last name exists in 58 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Alemu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Alemu last name are 44.9% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 98.13% registered with the political party.
The amount Alemu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.01% less than the national average, earning 256,067 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 64.75% less than the national average, earning R 83,772 per year; in United States they earn 4.99% less than the national average, earning $40,996 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.76% less than the national average, earning $40,858 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alemu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alemu in the Hindi language | ||
| अलेमु | alemu | - |
| Alemu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆେଲମୁ | aelamu | - |
| Alemu in the Marathi language | ||
| अलेमु | alemu | - |
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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 Alemu
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