Gebreyesus Surname

29,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Gebreyesus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gebreyesus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia18,0301:5,410861
United States2451:1,479,424101,022
Sweden611:161,42211,223
Canada411:898,67368,969
Eritrea161:296,994232
England111:5,065,278148,650
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Norway71:734,61250,907
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Finland61:916,11741,832
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Gebreyesus (13,117) may also be a first name.

Gebreyesus Last Name Facts

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

Gebreyesus occurs most in Ethiopia. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gebreyesus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gebreyesus? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gebreyesus is the 29,073rd most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 394,732 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gebreyesus reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 50,954th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 13,117 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 18,030 people, or 1 in 5,410. Apart from Ethiopia Gebreyesus is found in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.

Gebreyesus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gebreyesus last name are 41.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.44% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gebreyesus earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 36.38% less than the national average, earning 220,193 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.52% more than the national average, earning $45,531 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.88% less than the national average, earning $31,858 CAD per year.

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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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  • 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 Gebreyesus
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