Derebew Surname

145,055th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,061 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Derebew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Derebew Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia3,0591:31,8883,759
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Derebew (2,775) may also be a first name.

Derebew Last Name Facts

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

The last name Derebew is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Derebew click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Derebew? popularity and diffusion

It is the 145,055th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,380,773 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Derebew live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 138,597th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,775 people.

Derebew is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 3,059 people, or 1 in 31,888. Without taking into account Ethiopia Derebew is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Derebeew9310/
Deribew864,188/
Derebeev8042/
Derebeef8013/
Derebiev802/
Derebeva802/
Derribew801/
Derevev7152/
Daribew711/
Deribeev6734/
Deribiev531/
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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 Derebew
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