Getaw Surname

94,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,020 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Getaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Getaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia4,9901:19,5482,554
United States301:12,081,964463,456
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Getaw (3,015) may also be a first name.

Getaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Getaw is most common in Ethiopia. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Getaw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 94,848th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,451,702 people. The last name Getaw is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Getaw reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Getaw is also the 131,715th most commonly occurring forename at a global level It is held by 3,015 people.

The last name Getaw is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 4,990 people, or 1 in 19,548. Not including Ethiopia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Getaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Getaw has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Getaw last name grew 3,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Getaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Getaw surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

Getaw earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.83% less than the national average, earning $32,437 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Getawe919/
Gietaw911/
Gestaw911/
Gaetaw911/
Guetaw911/
Gettaw911/
Gataw8016/
Getaf807/
Gitaw801/
Getow801/
Setaw801/
Getova73998/
Guetaf73137/
Gitawe7399/
Getafe7320/
Gaetaf7315/
Gettaf7311/
Guitaw737/
Zetawe733/
Gaitaw732/
Gaytaw731/
Gettab731/
Ghetaf731/
Ghetav731/
Seteaw731/
Guettaf6712,189/
Seateaw6740/
Gettova6717/
Gietowt6711/
Ghettaf6710/
Gaitawe678/
Ghettab672/
Gestafe671/
Zettawe671/
Giettaf671/
Seeteaw671/
Guetaif671/
Seethaw671/
Gatawwh671/
Gaytawe671/
Seathaw671/
Guestaf670/

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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 Getaw
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