Gebreab Surname

131,556th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Gebreab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gebreab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia3,2201:30,2943,612
United States961:3,775,614208,022
Eritrea361:131,997149
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England81:6,964,757184,742
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Gebreab (3,017) may also be a first name.

Gebreab Last Name Facts

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

Gebreab is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gebreab? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 131,556th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,120,939 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Gebreab reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Gebreab is also the 131,660th most commonly held forename in the world It is held by 3,017 people.

It is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 3,220 people, or 1 in 30,294. Other than Ethiopia it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Eritrea, where 1 percent are found.

Gebreab Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gebreab surname are 40.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Gebreab earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 11.33% less than the national average, earning 306,865 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.82% less than the national average, earning $35,893 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.05% less than the national average, earning $34,256 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghebreab93193/
Gebrab9219/
Gheabreab881/
Ghebreabs881/
Gebreva8654/
Ghebrab869/
Ghebreb863/
Gebraab862/
Gibreab861/
Gabreab861/
Gevreab861/
Ebrab832/
Jeebreab804/
Ghebraeb801/
Gebreybs801/
Gebrev7763/
Yebreb775/
Gebrew772/
Gabrab771/
Sebreb771/
Zebreva71176/
Ibrab6717/
Zhebreva6713/
Jeebriab675/
Jeebrieb671/

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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 Gebreab
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