Geletu Surname

60,338th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,351 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Geletu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geletu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia8,2101:11,8811,754
Romania851:236,21022,608
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Geletu (31,677) may also be a first name.

Geletu Last Name Facts

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

Geletu occurs most in Ethiopia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geletu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 60,338th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 872,655 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Geletu reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 26,750th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 31,677 people.

The last name Geletu is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 8,210 people, or 1 in 11,881. Beside Ethiopia this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Geletu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Geletu are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Geletu earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.3% less than the national average, earning $30,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geletou924/
Geleitu921/
Geleatu921/
Eletu912,526/
Gheletus8633/
Geleitau8612/
Elietu83228/
Gelatu8331/
Eeletu835/
Galetu835/
Gelotu835/
Eletou833/
Eletus833/
Yeletu833/
Seletu832/
Zeletu831/
Eleetu831/
Goletu831/
Elethu831/
Elletu831/
Giletu831/
Zeletus7791/
Eleitou7730/
Gelatou7724/
Eleytou7724/
Gelotou7711/
Gelaytu779/
Gelothu775/
Heletou771/
Gelotau771/
Iheletu771/
Jeletus771/
Ghaletu771/
Gelaitu771/
Iletu7376/
Elitu7361/
Ihealetu7116/
Khelethu711/
Geeletoe711/
Eleytoux711/
Gilitu67198/
Galitu6717/
Eliotu6710/
Galatu679/
Chellettu674/
Galotu674/
Iletus673/
Elyotu672/
Golotu672/
Elhitu672/
Eleitouhe672/
Chellethu671/
Golatu671/
Ilietu671/
Selitu671/
Golitu671/
Eleitouha671/

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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 Geletu
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