Garedew Surname

41,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,599 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Garedew Surname User-submission:

Garedew is an Ethiopian surname, meaning 'one who guarded', 'one who protected', 'one who shielded'.

Garedew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia12,5561:7,7691,207
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Garedew (19,786) may also be a first name.

Garedew Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Garedew is an Ethiopian surname, meaning 'one who guarded', 'one who protected', 'one who shielded'.

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Garedew Last Name Facts

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

Garedew is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garedew? popularity and diffusion

The surname Garedew is the 41,441st most common surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 578,423 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Garedew live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Garedew is also the 38,113th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 19,786 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 12,556 people, or 1 in 7,769. Outside of Ethiopia this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Finland, where 0 percent are found.

Garedew Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Garedew surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% registered with the political party.

Garedew earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.21% more than the national average, earning $54,029 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garedewe931/
Gareediwe751/
Gharadev6729/
Garrideb673/
Gauradev672/
Goredeev671/
Gaurideiv631/
Goradev5711/
Gorodev574/
Garodiv573/
Gorodeev5317/
Garodaiv536/

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Footnotes

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