Gebeyew Surname

246,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Gebeyew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gebeyew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,6101:60,5886,165
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gebeyew (1,734) may also be a first name.

Gebeyew Last Name Facts

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

Gebeyew occurs most in Ethiopia. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gebeyew? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 246,661st most numerous family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,520,810 people. The surname Gebeyew is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gebeyew reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Gebeyew is also the 184,266th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,734 people.

This last name is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1,610 people, or 1 in 60,588. Not including Ethiopia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gebyew921/
Gebeyaw8615,304/
Gebayew861/
Gebeyawe804/
Gebyaw7749/
Gebeev7715/
Gebiyaw7137/
Gebayaw7116/
Gebow67110/
Gebiayaw671/
Gebaw671/
Gebouw622/
Gibeaw622/
Gebiaw621/
Gibaw503/
Gibow502/
Gybaw501/

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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 Gebeyew
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