Getu Surname

3,323rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168,563 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Getu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Getu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia168,0621:58088
India1271:6,039,885141,381
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Solomon Islands701:8,2861,347
Papua New Guinea591:138,19919,012
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Qatar91:262,00030,726
England81:6,964,757184,742
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Getu (106,335) may also be a first name.

Getu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Getu (Hindi: गेटू, Marathi: गेतु, Oriya: େଗଟୁ, Tibetan: དགེ་སྤྲུགས་) occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Getu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,323rd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 43,233 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Getu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 9,636th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 106,335 people.

This surname is most common in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 168,062 people, or 1 in 580. Not including Ethiopia this surname exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in India, where 0 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Getu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Getu last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Getu earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 62.07% less than the national average, earning R 90,144 per year; in United States they earn 19.8% less than the national average, earning $34,604 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.36% less than the national average, earning $33,110 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gettu892,614/
Ngetu892,357/
Ghetu892,163/
Gietu891,933/
Getui89161/
Getou8963/
Gethu8922/
Getau8913/
Geetu8910/
Getut893/
Getus892/
Getuh892/
Guetu891/
Gestu891/
Getud891/
Gaetu891/
Geitu891/
Etu8610,019/
Ghetau80460/
Ngethu80220/
Geethu80184/
Gueteu8071/
Guetou8029/
Gheteu8029/
Nggetu8019/
Ghetus807/
Ng'etu805/
Gettou805/
Gestus804/
Getout803/
Guestu801/
Gesthu801/
Gethus801/
Gettui801/
Gettup801/
Ngeteu801/
Ngetou801/
Ngetuy801/
Guettu801/
Getous801/
Getoux801/
Ghethu801/
Ghetou801/
Getahu801/
Getheu801/
Gettus800/
Setu7539,243/
Etou7510,597/
Gitu755,595/
Gatu754,742/
Hetu753,325/
Jetu751,577/
Etuh751,508/
Gotu75947/
Eitu75929/
Estu75617/
Zetu75591/
Ettu75557/
Etau75405/
Eteu75205/
Etus75181/
Etui75158/
Yetu75152/
Cetu75136/
Eutu75135/
Etuu7597/
Etut7589/
Eetu7571/
Eštu7546/
Etuy7533/
Etux7514/
Etup7513/
Ethu7512/
Eatu758/
Gîtu754/
Etud754/
Gytu752/
Eztu752/
Edtu752/
Getó751/
Ietu751/
Ejtu751/
Gjtu751/
Guettou73669/
Guetout7377/
Gheatau7367/
Gestaut7337/
Gueytou7319/
Guetheu7312/
Gueitou7311/
Guetoup737/
Gestout735/
Ghetout735/
Guetaud734/
Guetous731/
Ghettou731/
Guethou731/
Ghethou731/
Gettous730/
Gitau6784,641/
Gattu6720,157/
Gathu674,262/
Githu673,079/
Sethu672,745/
Eshtu672,415/
Jhetu67911/
Gotau67904/
Jeetu67841/
Estus67620/
Ghettout67618/
Ghitu67594/
Jethu67547/
Gottu67488/
Ihetu67403/
Setau67373/
Chetu67367/
Ngitu67360/
Gaitu67236/
Gittu67188/
Settu67175/
Gateu67148/
Seitu67148/
Guitu67147/
Gatui67145/
Ethou67139/
Yettu67116/
Gitui67116/
Gaatu67100/
Ettou67100/
Guettout6796/
Gatau6791/
Zethu6773/
Khetu6771/
Gettó6769/
Cettu6767/
Yetou6763/
Estud6757/
Ghatu6756/
Jettu6751/
Gothu6749/
Guetault6747/
Sietu6746/
Zettu6743/
Gaytu6742/
Esteu6741/
Etush6740/
Ettus6740/
Zetut6732/
Jehtu6732/
Sehtu6731/
Etouh6727/
Estup6725/
Estau6725/
Zetou6724/
Ettuh6723/
Seetu6722/
Zhetu6722/
Etout6722/
Estou6721/
Etuut6721/
Etoup6719/
Goteu6718/
Ghotu6717/
Seatu6717/
Getoe6717/
Ehetu6716/
Goitu6715/
Hetau6715/
Jetus6714/
Yetuh6714/
Eatus6712/
Etaup6710/
Ghety679/
Jetau679/
Hestu678/
Hetou677/
Eettu676/
Guytu676/
Etteu676/
Yetuu676/
Djetu676/
Giteu676/
Jetou676/
Jetut675/
Estuy675/
Guettouy675/
Godtu674/
Heutu674/
Hyetu674/
Gitus674/
Zeytu674/
Gahtu673/
Eastu673/
Estut673/
Zeitu673/
Zetus673/
Estuh673/
Gitux673/
Eteus673/
Setui672/
Hettu672/
Hetui672/
Gitou672/
Setuh672/
Etoud672/
Estui672/
Guestaux672/
Heteu672/
Hetus672/
Etuch672/
Ethau672/
Ettui672/
Hetuu671/
Heatu671/
Jetuu671/
Eatou671/
Eithu671/
Eetau671/
Etous671/
Ettup671/
Gajtu671/
Gidtu671/
Zeatu671/
Ghettouh671/
Eituh671/
Edttu671/
Eeztu671/
Etaut671/
Yetut671/
Gytau671/
Zietu671/
Yestu671/
Seutu671/
Gjtau671/
Gistu671/
Gituh671/
Gueytout671/
Gîtui671/
Etult671/
Etouy671/
Etheu671/
Etaud671/
Eetou671/
Jgitu671/
Gituu671/
Ijetu671/
Jestu671/
Ehitu671/
Gettouch671/
Giitu671/
Guettouh671/
Guettous671/
Tjetu671/
Yethu671/
Zestu671/
Seteu671/
Ehtuu671/
Etuha671/
Eztau671/
Getoo671/
Gyhtu671/
Esthu670/

Getu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Getu in the Tibetan language
དགེ་སྤྲུགས་gétruk-
Getu in the Oriya language
େଗଟୁegatu66.67
େଗତୁegatu22.22
େରଟerata5.56
େଗଡୁegadu5.56
Getu in the Marathi language
गेतुgetu50
गेतूgetu16.67
गेटूgetu16.67
गेटुgetu16.67
Getu in the Hindi language
गेटूgetu46.15
गेतूgetu23.08
गेतुgetu15.38
गोटूgotu15.38

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Getu
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