Firew Surname

21,891st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,838 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Firew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Firew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia24,7911:3,935642
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England61:9,286,343223,652
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Firew (18,080) may also be a first name.

Firew Last Name Facts

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

The last name Firew is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Firew? popularity and diffusion

It is the 21,891st most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 293,403 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Firew live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Firew is also the 40,697th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 18,080 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 24,791 people, or 1 in 3,935. Outside of Ethiopia this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Firew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Firew has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Firew surname grew 325 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Firew Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Firew are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Firew earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.88% more than the national average, earning $44,825 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Firiew914/
Fireaw911/
Fireew911/
Ferew804,669/
Firev808/
Feriew731,611/
Firiev7315/
Fireva739/
Fireev735/
Ferewe734/
Ferrew731/
Firgev731/
Fioriw731/
Fairuyw671/

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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 Firew
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