Gedebu Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Gedebu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gedebu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gedebu (17) may also be a first name.

Gedebu Last Name Facts

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

Gedebu is found most in Ethiopia. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gedebu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gedebu is the 3,798,600th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Gedebu reside; 74 percent reside in East Africa and 59 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 17 people.

Gedebu is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 6,096,641. Aside from Ethiopia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 22 percent are found and Tanzania, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gedebou925/
Edebu91464/
Guedebou8623/
Ngedebuu861/
Edebau8339/
Ediebu8321/
Gedevu8311/
Godebu839/
Gedabu837/
Gödebu835/
Eddebu831/
Yedebou7712/
Edebouy771/
Gadebou771/
Edebouh771/
Ediebou771/
Edibu73434/
Edevu7381/
Idebu7335/
Heidebus710/
Gadabu67539/
Heddebaut67291/
Heddebaux67174/
Edibau677/
Godibu677/
Gidabu677/
Godabu677/
Gidewu671/
Hidebu671/
Edibou671/
Idiebu671/
Sedibu671/

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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 Gedebu
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