Gedefu Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Gedefu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gedefu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Gedefu (9) may also be a first name.

Gedefu Last Name Facts

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

Gedefu is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gedefu? popularity and diffusion

Gedefu is the 7,117,718th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Gedefu is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Gedefu are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Gedefu is also the 3,941,740th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 9 people.

The surname Gedefu is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 24,386,566. Aside from Ethiopia this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 43 percent live.

Gedefu Last Name Statistics demography

Gedefu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.27% less than the national average, earning $27,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edefu9143/
Edeifu8311/
Gadefu831/
Hedefou772/
Idefu7317/
Edifu733/
Heidefuß718/
Heidefuss6710/
Chedefaux6710/
Gadifu672/
Gadofu671/
Gadafu671/
Godofu671/
Gadafou621/
Gidiofu621/
Gaddafu621/
Gaddafou571/
Idifou506/
Idiofu501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gedefu
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