Geremew Surname

5,922nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95,228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Geremew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geremew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia95,1391:1,025181
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
England11:55,718,059489,080
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Geremew (55,321) may also be a first name.

Geremew Last Name Facts

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

The last name Geremew occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Geremew? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,922nd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 76,527 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Geremew are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Geremew is also the 16,952nd most numerous forename world-wide It is held by 55,321 people.

The surname is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is held by 95,139 people, or 1 in 1,025. Without taking into account Ethiopia this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Sudan, where 0 percent are found.

Geremew Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Geremew are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

The amount Geremew earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.11% less than the national average, earning R 71,040 per year and in United States they earn 1.47% more than the national average, earning $43,783 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geremewe939/
Geremmew931/
Giremew864/
Seremew861/
Geramew861/
Garemew861/
Geremeev8015/
Gereymeva751/
Jeremyw710/
Seremeev672/
Garamev576/

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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 Geremew
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