Gezahegn Surname

4,652nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121,150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Gezahegn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gezahegn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia121,0561:806133
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Gezahegn (67,514) may also be a first name.

Gezahegn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gezahegn occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gezahegn? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gezahegn is the 4,652nd most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 60,153 people. Gezahegn is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gezahegn are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Gezahegn is also the 14,307th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 67,514 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 121,056 people, or 1 in 806. Other than Ethiopia this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Gezahegn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gezahegn last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Gezahegn earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 22.88% less than the national average, earning $33,275 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.73% less than the national average, earning $40,873 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gezahegne9421,124/
Gezahegen9437/
Gaezahegn943/
Geazahegn941/
Gezahiegn941/
Gezaheign941/
Gezaehegn941/
Gezaegn931/
Gezahagn888,864/
Gezahign884,990/
Gazahegn8825/
Gezehegn8820/
Gezahugn884/
Gozahegn881/
Gezahagne821,622/
Gezahigne824/
Gezehegne822/
Gezahigni821/
Gezahahgn821/
Gezehagn751,610/
Gezehagne7125/

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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 Gezahegn
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