Berihune Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Berihune Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Berihune Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Berihune (925) may also be a first name.

Berihune Last Name Facts

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

The surname Berihune is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Berihune? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,746,821st most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name Berihune occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Berihune are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 266,220th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 925 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 1,990,740. Excluding Ethiopia this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Berihun9343,248/
Berhihun884/
Berehune881/
Berihaun881/
Berhiune881/
Berihon80261/
Berehun8098/
Beryhun806/
Bariune802/
Berriun801/
Verihun801/
Beriouni751/
Berihoum751/
Berium717/
Berjun712/
Berrihoum711/
Borieoune711/
Berujon6770/
Berjuin6748/
Bergeun6713/
Bereion673/
Bearjun671/
Birehun671/
Baryune671/
Berijon671/
Verjiun671/
Berjung671/
Beiryuhnei671/

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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 Berihune
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