Getaye Surname
Approximately 4,671 people bear this surname
Getaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 4,668 | 1:20,897 | 2,688 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Getaye (1,966) may also be a first name.
Getaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Getaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Getaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻄﺎﻱ) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Getaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Getaye is the 101,045th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,560,168 people. The surname Getaye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Getaye live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 170,838th most prevalent forename throughout the world It is held by 1,966 people.
This surname is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is held by 4,668 people, or 1 in 20,897. Other than Ethiopia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Getaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Getaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻄﺎﻱ | ktay | - |
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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 Getaye
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