Gezahegne Surname

25,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Gezahegne Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gezahegne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia21,0881:4,626742
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Gezahegne (10,445) may also be a first name.

Gezahegne Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gezahegne occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gezahegne? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 25,517th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 344,989 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gezahegne live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 59,532nd most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 10,445 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 21,088 people, or 1 in 4,626. Without taking into account Ethiopia it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Gezahegne Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gezahegne surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Gezahegne earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.92% more than the national average, earning $55,196 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gezahhegne951/
Gezahegn94121,150/
D'Gezahegne901/
Gezahagne891,622/
Gezahigne894/
Gezehegne892/
Gezaheign891/
Gezaehegn891/
Gezahiegn891/
Geazahegn891/
Gezahagn828,864/
Gezahign824,990/
Gezehegn8220/
Gezahugn824/
Gezehagne7825/
Gezahahgn781/
Gezahigni781/
Gezehagn711,610/

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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 Gezahegne
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