Getahun Surname

2,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242,526 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Getahun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Getahun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia241,9521:40352
United States3681:984,94373,005
Sweden281:351,67024,678
England271:2,063,63279,942
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Iceland21:190,0456,825
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Getahun (254,100) may also be a first name.

Getahun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Getahun is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Getahun? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,261st most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 30,049 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Getahun live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 4,136th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 254,100 people.

This surname is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 241,952 people, or 1 in 403. Other than Ethiopia this surname is found in 32 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.

Getahun Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Getahun are 40.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Getahun earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.46% more than the national average, earning $43,348 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.89% less than the national average, earning $48,746 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gietahun9325/
Gethun9229/
Getahn921/
Getaun921/
Gethaun8618/
Gatahun8611/
Gethune8610/
Gitahun862/
Getahan861/
Getahne861/
Gethoun861/
Gethunk861/
Getun83281/
Getan83161/
Getachen807/
Gethaune801/
Gaetan775,774/
Guetan77428/
Geçtan77327/
Ghetan77147/
Geetan7770/
Getant7758/
Getane7756/
Getang7747/
Gettun7729/
Gathun7727/
Getain7723/
Gettan7720/
Gestan7712/
Ngetan779/
Geetun779/
Geytan775/
Getanh775/
Gethum774/
Getung773/
Gethan772/
Gothun772/
Gethon771/
Getank771/
Getune771/
Getuen771/
Getuhn771/
Goetan770/
Getanhe711,772/
Gesthuysen71186/
Gestain7145/
Gesthuisen7142/
Geethan7139/
Guetang7139/
Gitaung7128/
Geteian718/
Gethane718/
Ghestan718/
Guetane715/
Geystan714/
Gueitan713/
Guetant713/
Gaethan712/
Getoyan712/
Guestan712/
Geteanc711/
Gaetain711/
Ghathun711/
Guetoun711/
Gatahan711/
Gottaun711/
Guetain711/
Getthon711/
Gietang711/
Gaetean711/
Gaettan711/
Ghethan711/
Getagne711/
Gathaun711/
Geteang711/
Getaine711/
Goettan710/
Gestang710/
Gatan674,355/
Gotan67762/
Gitan67677/
Getam67213/
Gîtan67135/
Gitun67114/
Gatun6783/
Goetheyn6743/
Geton6731/
Getunova6725/
Gotun6719/
Gytan6710/
Geystand6710/
Goethein6710/
Getum679/
Geteianc677/
Gueitane673/
Geteiant672/
Getán672/
Guetoune672/
Getejane671/
Guettane671/
Geesthuysen671/
Guitahan671/
Guetayan671/
Guettang671/
Gheithan671/
Kgethane671/
Goethain670/

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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 Getahun
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