Gethun Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Israel

Gethun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gethun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Gethun (29) may also be a first name.

Gethun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gethun is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gethun? popularity and diffusion

Gethun is the 3,665,662nd most common family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Gethun are found; 55 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most widely held first name in the world, held by 29 people.

The surname is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 6,096,641. Barring Ethiopia this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Gethun Last Name Statistics demography

Gethun earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.37% less than the national average, earning $37,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Getahun92242,526/
Gethaun9218/
Gethune9210/
Geithun921/
Gethoun921/
Gethunk921/
Ethun91471/
Getun91281/
Gietahun8625/
Gethaune861/
Ethuin83612/
Eithun83171/
Gettun8329/
Gathun8327/
Geetun839/
Gethum834/
Getung833/
Jethun833/
Gothun832/
Sethun832/
Esthun831/
Ethtun831/
Ethune831/
Gethon831/
Ethung831/
Geitun831/
Getune831/
Ethoun831/
Ethunn831/
Getaun831/
Getuhn831/
Etun8089/
Gatahun7711/
Yiethun776/
Hethuin774/
Chethun774/
Gitahun772/
Jethaun772/
Seethun772/
Ghathun771/
Guetoun771/
Heethun771/
Getthon771/
Ethound771/
Ehithun771/
Gathaun771/
Iedthun771/
Gesthuysen75186/
Gesthuisen7542/
Hetun73346/
Etung73304/
Setun73297/
Etuin73159/
Jetun73147/
Gitun73114/
Gatun7383/
Etoun7381/
Cetun7345/
Zetun7337/
Geton7331/
Gotun7319/
Yetun7316/
Ethon7311/
Getum739/
Etune739/
Estun735/
Etumn734/
Ettun733/
Eitun732/
Ethum732/
Etund731/
Eatun731/
Getunova7125/
Ethausen712/
Guetoune712/
Heethuin711/
Geesthuysen711/
Zeytun674,695/
Jeetun671,635/
Zeitun671,563/
Estaun67457/
Ghitun67388/
Heetun67335/
Zetune67289/
Geeton67250/
Jethon67233/
Getton67149/
Hetuin67143/
Zetoun67129/
Etoune67128/
Seitun67115/
Etoung6795/
Khetun6791/
Gitune6784/
Geyton6774/
Gettum6738/
Șestun6731/
Kgatun6726/
Yetoun6725/
Seatun6725/
Jettun6722/
Jåthun6722/
Ghatun6719/
Heitun6717/
Sithun6714/
Gattun6710/
Etunne6710/
Yethon679/
Hedtun678/
Hettun678/
Eathon677/
Seteun677/
Djetun676/
Jetung676/
Estung676/
Ithung675/
Ettung674/
Hetune674/
Eaitun673/
Gatuin673/
Seetun673/
Setuin672/
Gaitun672/
Gitoun672/
Setoun672/
Åsetun672/
Estuin672/
Geesthuijsen672/
Chetun671/
Jithun671/
Eistun671/
Eithum671/
Etuten671/
Gaytun671/
Sehtun671/
Gitung671/
Gueitoune671/
Etumne671/
Hethausen671/
Zethon671/
Yetung671/
Setaun671/
Githum671/
Estoun671/
Zejtun671/
Itohun671/
Ngitun671/
Jthusn671/
Gittun670/
Eastun670/
Guitun670/

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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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  • 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 Gethun
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