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

The last name Geletu is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Geletu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 60,338th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 872,655 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Geletu are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 26,750th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 31,677 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 8,210 people, or 1 in 11,881. Outside of Ethiopia it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Geletu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Geletu surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political 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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