Frehiwot Surname

21,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,448 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Frehiwot Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Frehiwot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia25,4351:3,835626
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Frehiwot (19,405) may also be a first name.

Frehiwot Last Name Facts

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

The last name Frehiwot is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Frehiwot? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 21,416th most frequent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 286,370 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Frehiwot are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 38,706th most commonly occurring given name on earth, borne by 19,405 people.

The last name Frehiwot is most common in Ethiopia, where it is held by 25,435 people, or 1 in 3,835. Barring Ethiopia this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Frehiwot Last Name Statistics demography

Frehiwot earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 80.84% more than the national average, earning $78,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Friehiwot9425/
Frihiwot8816/
Frehewot884/
Frahiwot882/
Frhiywot881/
Frehiowat821/
Friywot801/
Friewat672/
Friebott634/
Frieboth631/

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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 Frehiwot
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