Gurmesa Surname
Approximately 4,675 people bear this surname
Gurmesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 4,668 | 1:20,897 | 2,688 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Gurmesa (23,003) may also be a first name.
Gurmesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gurmesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gurmesa is most common in Ethiopia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gurmesa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 100,968th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,558,833 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gurmesa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Gurmesa is also the 34,012th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 23,003 people.
It is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 4,668 people, or 1 in 20,897. Aside from Ethiopia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gurmessa | 93 | 8,079 | / |
| Gurmiesa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gurmmessa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gurmeza | 86 | 268 | / |
| Gurmasa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gurmecha | 80 | 16 | / |
| Gurmassa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gormiesa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gormessa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ormesa | 77 | 18 | / |
| Gurmaza | 71 | 31 | / |
| Urmisha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gormesi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Urmeaza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hurmeza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Girmacea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gurmiche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gurmeche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hurmechea | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ormisa | 62 | 17 | / |
| Ormeso | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gourmeiche | 59 | 1 | / |
| Gürmeşe | 57 | 166 | / |
| Gormise | 57 | 31 | / |
| Urmezei | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ngourmaissou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ghurmichi | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Gurmesa
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