Getachew Surname

602nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 901,258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Getachew Surname User-submission:

The name Getachew is of African Amharic origin. The meaning of Getachew is 'their master'.

Getachew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia895,3661:1093
Sudan4,2001:8,9311,260
United States8701:416,61936,159
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Djibouti1001:9,149584
United Arab Emirates961:95,4408,441
England821:679,48938,951
Canada521:708,56956,910
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Sweden471:209,50514,512
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Netherlands321:527,72448,879
Finland191:289,30021,660
Norway161:321,39331,311
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
China71:195,331,65210,124
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
France31:22,140,907385,998
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Getachew (335,680) may also be a first name.

Getachew Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Getachew is of African Amharic origin. The meaning of Getachew is 'their master'.

- kathleen333

Getachew Last Name Facts

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

The last name Getachew occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Getachew? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 602nd most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 8,086 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Getachew live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 3,103rd most frequently used first name in the world, held by 335,680 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 895,366 people, or 1 in 109. Barring Ethiopia Getachew exists in 61 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Getachew Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Getachew last name are 41.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.79% registered with the party.

The amount Getachew earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 22.25% less than the national average, earning 269,087 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.89% more than the national average, earning $43,964 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.09% less than the national average, earning $46,159 CAD per year.

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