Gebreselassie Surname

17,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Gebreselassie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gebreselassie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia30,7471:3,173540
United States3111:1,165,46383,401
Canada391:944,75971,777
Sweden301:328,22522,987
England261:2,143,00282,017
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Norway161:321,39331,311
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Gebreselassie (26,146) may also be a first name.

Gebreselassie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gebreselassie (Russian: Гебреселассие) is found most in Ethiopia. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gebreselassie.

How Common Is The Last Name Gebreselassie? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 17,697th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 233,306 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gebreselassie live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Gebreselassie is also the 30,919th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 26,146 people.

Gebreselassie is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 30,747 people, or 1 in 3,173. Apart from Ethiopia this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Gebreselassie Last Name Statistics demography

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

The amount Gebreselassie earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 38.66% less than the national average, earning 212,269 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 88.74% less than the national average, earning R 26,748 per year; in United States they earn 13.81% less than the national average, earning $37,192 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.24% less than the national average, earning $37,638 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gebreselassie Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gebreselassie in the Russian language
Гебреселассиеgebreselassie-

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Footnotes

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