Berihu Surname

28,730th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,692 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Berihu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Berihu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia18,6741:5,224831
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Berihu (11,266) may also be a first name.

Berihu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Berihu is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Berihu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Berihu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 28,730th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 389,875 people. The surname Berihu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Berihu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 56,572nd most numerous first name in the world, borne by 11,266 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 18,674 people, or 1 in 5,224. Other than Ethiopia this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beriu91510/
Berihout861/
Boeriu83715/
Betriu83388/
Beriou83173/
Berziu8387/
Berius8326/
Barihu8324/
Beriut839/
Berehu831/
Berhiu831/
Berișu831/
Borihu831/
Berieau7796/
Berhiou7781/
Betrius7735/
Bergiou7721/
Berrius779/
Boeroiu778/
Beirieu777/
Berehou777/
Beyrieu772/
Beatriu772/
Beșeriu771/
Betreiu771/
Berehau771/
Berhyou771/
Berehus770/
Bariu731,340/
Berju7389/
Weriu7330/
Veriu7329/
Biriu739/
Beryu738/
Boriu732/
Beréu731/
Beriault711,311/
Berrieau7175/
Berrehou713/
Beroioud711/
Beatriuz711/
Berrhiou711/
Vieriu674,094/
Baariu672,979/
Bereau671,246/
Baroiu67478/
Verziu67139/
Berjou67111/
Beryut67100/
Verius6777/
Băroiu6768/
Borieu6747/
Boroiu6742/
Beroju6738/
Bergeu6719/
Vergiu6717/
Biriou6717/
Beryuz6717/
Bahriu6716/
Bitriu6710/
Bisriu677/
Byrhyu676/
Bereju675/
Beréus674/
Barriu673/
Baruiu673/
Verieu672/
Beryou672/
Birișu672/
Bereou672/
Beruju672/
Birjiu671/
Berjus671/
Byrius671/
Bériou671/
Bereyu671/
Veroiu671/
Biriua671/
Veriou671/
Birius671/
Biriue671/
Berjui671/
Weriup671/
Bhariu671/
Werhyu671/
Bheryu671/
Birgiu671/

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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
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  • 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 Berihu
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