Gebeyehu Surname

5,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97,791 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Gebeyehu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gebeyehu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia97,5531:1,000176
United States1281:2,831,710167,846
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Sweden221:447,58032,003
England81:6,964,757184,742
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Gebeyehu (112,528) may also be a first name.

Gebeyehu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gebeyehu is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gebeyehu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,767th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 74,522 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gebeyehu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Gebeyehu is also the 9,142nd most common first name globally It is held by 112,528 people.

The last name is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 97,553 people, or 1 in 1,000. Outside of Ethiopia Gebeyehu occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Gebeyehu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gebeyehu surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gebeyehu earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.23% more than the national average, earning $43,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.73% less than the national average, earning $42,366 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gebeyehou9424/
Ghebeyehu941/
Gebeyhu936,335/
Gebeyeu9310/
Gebeyahu8810/
Gebayehu889/
Gobeyehu882/
Gabeyehu882/
Gebeyu861/
Geebehyu751/
Gebayohu751/
Gebeju715/
Gebayou671/
Gueboyou632/
Giboyeux631/
Geboiu5713/
Gabuyu577/
Gaboyu571/
Giboyau53274/
Gobhoju531/
Giboyaux501/

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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
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  • 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 Gebeyehu
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