Debebe Surname

4,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114,539 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Debebe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Debebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia114,2951:853143
United States1461:2,482,595151,840
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
England151:3,714,537119,675
Sweden121:820,56361,223
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Djibouti41:228,733966
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
France21:33,211,361423,184
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Debebe (70,406) may also be a first name.

Debebe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Debebe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺑﺐ) is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Debebe.

How Common Is The Last Name Debebe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,931st most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 63,625 people. The last name Debebe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Debebe reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Debebe is also the 13,782nd most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 70,406 people.

This last name is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is held by 114,295 people, or 1 in 853. Other than Ethiopia Debebe occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Debebe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Debebe surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Debebe earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 0.54% more than the national average, earning $43,383 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.19% less than the national average, earning $35,182 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Debebie926/
Deboebe923/
Deebebe921/
Diebebe921/
Debeibe921/
Doebebe920/
Debebech862,254/
Debabe831,984/
Debeve83652/
Dibebe83263/
Debebi839/
Debobe836/
Dabebe834/
Debibe833/
Debewe831/
Debieve77779/
Debever77369/
Deboibe7747/
Debeeva7720/
Dhebabe778/
Diebobe778/
Debewer777/
Djbeibe772/
Diebabe772/
Debeves772/
Debaïbe771/
Tdebabe771/
Debevee771/
Dobebeh771/
Debeebi771/
Ddebabe771/
Daabebe771/
Devybee771/
Debewei771/
Dobeibei7110/
Debevetz715/
Debabi672,157/
Debibi67267/
Debève6768/
Deveve6731/
Debaby6729/
Dabebi675/
Devewe671/
Debéve671/
Debiba671/
Debevy671/
Dewewe671/
Devibe671/
Deveba671/
Dibebi671/
Dibeba671/
Debevi671/

Debebe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Debebe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﺑﺐdbb-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Debebe
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