Gebretensay Surname
Approximately 3,393 people bear this surname
Gebretensay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 3,381 | 1:28,851 | 3,488 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gebretensay (1,271) may also be a first name.
Gebretensay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gebretensay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gebretensay is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gebretensay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gebretensay is the 132,951st most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,818 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gebretensay are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Gebretensay is also the 221,247th most widespread first name globally, borne by 1,271 people.
The surname Gebretensay is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is held by 3,381 people, or 1 in 28,851. Excluding Ethiopia Gebretensay is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 0 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gebretensaye | 96 | 10 | / |
| Gebretensa | 95 | 2 | / |
| Gebretnsay | 95 | 1 | / |
| Ghebretensaye | 92 | 2 | / |
| Gebretensae | 91 | 1,652 | / |
| Gebretensai | 91 | 37 | / |
| Gebretensia | 91 | 4 | / |
| Gebretensea | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gabretensay | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gebretnsaye | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gebretnsa | 90 | 5 | / |
| Ghebretensae | 87 | 27 | / |
| Ghebretensea | 87 | 4 | / |
| Gabretensaye | 87 | 3 | / |
| Gebretensaie | 87 | 3 | / |
| Gebretensiea | 87 | 1 | / |
| Ghebretnsaye | 87 | 1 | / |
| Ghebretensai | 87 | 1 | / |
| Gebretnsae | 86 | 38 | / |
| Ghebretnsa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Gebretnsea | 86 | 3 | / |
| Gebretnsaa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ghebretensaie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gebretinsae | 82 | 1,469 | / |
| Ghebretnsae | 82 | 37 | / |
| Gebretnsaie | 82 | 4 | / |
| Ghebretnsea | 82 | 2 | / |
| Gehbretnsea | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gebretensie | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gebretimsay | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gebretnsjai | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gebretinsea | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ghebretinsae | 78 | 41 | / |
| Ghebretnsaie | 78 | 5 | / |
| Ghebretinsai | 78 | 2 | / |
| Gebretinsaie | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ghebretnse | 76 | 1 | / |
| Gebritense | 76 | 1 | / |
| Gebretimsa | 76 | 1 | / |
| Ghebreinsae | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghebretinsie | 70 | 1 | / |
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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 Gebretensay
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