Birhanu Surname

1,602nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 339,625 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Birhanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birhanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia339,5051:28731
United States771:4,707,259244,676
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Birhanu (150,651) may also be a first name.

Birhanu Last Name Facts

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

Birhanu is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Birhanu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,602nd most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,458 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Birhanu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Birhanu is also the 6,970th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 150,651 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 339,505 people, or 1 in 287. Besides Ethiopia this surname is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Birhanu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Birhanu surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

Birhanu earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.61% less than the national average, earning $28,646 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Birahanu931,449/
Birhannu939/
Birhanuu936/
Birrhanu931/
Biranu921,458/
Berhanu86304,984/
Birzanu8634/
Bairanu8624/
Birahnu869/
Boiranu864/
Biraneu863/
Bioranu861/
Birangu861/
Birhenu861/
Birranud80124/
Berhanus80111/
Berhanou8010/
Berahanu809/
Berkhanu807/
Birzeanu802/
Berhaunu802/
Berchanu801/
Berhannu801/
Berhanud801/
Berhanut801/
Wiranu77174/
Beranu7719/
Bironu774/
Birenu772/
Băgireanu7538/
Bereanu71374/
Berhenu7110/
Beranuy719/
Berahnu719/
Băreanu716/
Biroinu714/
Vireanu714/
Berehnu714/
Beranou713/
Beranus712/
Wiranou711/
Byrzanu711/
Viranau711/
Bîrzanu711/
Vioreanu67423/
Wiranuch675/
Wiratnou673/
Viereanu672/
Viranuch671/
Behrahnu671/
Berzeanu671/
Berangau671/
Vaireanu671/
Voireanu671/

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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 Birhanu
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