Gemechu Surname

6,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91,792 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Gemechu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gemechu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia91,5971:1,065193
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
England101:5,571,806158,774
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China21:683,660,78330,601
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Gemechu (115,308) may also be a first name.

Gemechu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gemechu is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gemechu.

How Common Is The Last Name Gemechu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,165th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 79,392 people. The last name Gemechu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gemechu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 8,941st most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 115,308 people.

The last name Gemechu is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 91,597 people, or 1 in 1,065. Not including Ethiopia this last name occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Sudan, where 0 percent reside.

Gemechu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gemechu surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the party.

Gemechu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.15% less than the national average, earning $33,593 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gemetchu936/
Gemmechu934/
Gemeechu931/
Ggemechu931/
Emechu92125/
Gemecu924/
Guemecheu881/
Gemachu8649/
Gamechu8610/
Hemechu861/
Gimechu861/
Zemechu861/
Emecu83145/
Emetcheu801/
Imechu776/
Emekhu772/
Emichu771/
Gamachu713,715/
Emetshu711/
Emezu67223/
Emeju6797/
Imecu6730/
Gammachu676/
Chemeciu674/
Gamachuu673/
Chemichu671/
Emicu671/
Gommachu671/
Yomecheu671/

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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 Gemechu
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