Gedlu Surname

66,886th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Gedlu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gedlu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia7,4051:13,1731,885
United States331:10,983,604436,696
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Gedlu (4,870) may also be a first name.

Gedlu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gedlu occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gedlu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 66,886th most numerous family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 978,851 people. The last name Gedlu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gedlu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Gedlu is also the 97,822nd most frequent forename throughout the world It is held by 4,870 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 7,405 people, or 1 in 13,173. Without taking into account Ethiopia Gedlu exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.

Gedlu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Gedlu earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.41% more than the national average, earning $43,757 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghedlu911/
Edlu8920/
Gedellu831/
Gedleux831/
Godlu8037/
Gadlu805/
Sedlu805/
Edlou804/
Yedlu803/
Edlau802/
Hedlu802/
Edlus801/
Eddlu801/
Esdlu801/
Chedlu73194/
Edillu738/
Edellu736/
Gaddlu733/
Jeddlu731/
Goddlu731/
Zeidlu731/
Seydlu731/
Sejdlu731/
Eidlou731/
Edluud730/
Guedellou711/
Gadellu6710/
Goddllu679/
Gadillu678/
Yedellu676/
Yedillu673/
Godellu672/
Iedliud671/
Gaddlou671/
Yeddllu671/
Gaidelu671/
Jedhlou671/
Chedlui671/

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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 Gedlu
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