Kebede Surname

792nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 669,785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Kebede Surname User-submission:

The Kebede surname means 'it got heavy' and 'it got harder'. It is a very common first, middle and last name in Ethiopia.

Kebede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia660,4981:1488
Sudan6,1601:6,089887
United States1,8201:199,15319,600
Canada2171:169,79517,065
England1461:381,63126,761
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
United Arab Emirates1071:85,6297,855
Sweden1071:92,0266,708
Djibouti1001:9,149584
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
Netherlands511:331,12138,060
Australia471:574,37741,856
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Norway371:138,98117,684
Eritrea361:131,997149
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Finland171:323,33523,349
Austria141:608,24554,975
Yemen131:2,032,71513,240
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
France111:6,038,429280,838
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Guam81:20,0153,029
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominica11:75,891912
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malta11:430,2723,380
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

Kebede (888,789) may also be a first name.

Kebede Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kebede surname means 'it got heavy' and 'it got harder'. It is a very common first, middle and last name in Ethiopia.

- ehunter9

Kebede Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kebede (Russian: Кебеде) is most common in Ethiopia. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kebede? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kebede is the 792nd most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 10,880 people. The surname Kebede is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kebede reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 1,041st most numerous forename worldwide, held by 888,789 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 660,498 people, or 1 in 148. Outside of Ethiopia this last name occurs in 75 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Kebede Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Kebede are 40.65% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.88% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kebede earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 73.11% less than the national average, earning €8,076 per year; in Norway they earn 38.16% less than the national average, earning 214,018 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 87.89% less than the national average, earning R 28,788 per year; in United States they earn 3.86% less than the national average, earning $41,482 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.93% less than the national average, earning $38,290 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kebeder9210/
Kebedie924/
Kebeded924/
Kebeede921/
Kebedee921/
Keebede921/
Kebedeh921/
Keibede921/
Kabede832,140/
Kobede8356/
Kebedi8343/
Kebade8341/
Kebeda8322/
Kibede838/
Cebede832/
Kebedeová803/
Khebade77606/
Kabedeh7734/
Kebedys7714/
Kibedde778/
Kaebade777/
Quebede775/
Koebedi772/
Kebeidi772/
Kabedhe771/
Kebeedi771/
Kebedio771/
Kebhade771/
Kabeede771/
Kobedei771/
Kobedie771/
Chebede771/
Kebeada771/
Khaebade711/
Khabhede711/
Kabedi6745,267/
Kabade677,585/
Kobedi671,972/
Kibedi671,612/
Kobade67253/
Kebadi67250/
Kebodi67112/
Kebida67108/
Kibode67101/
Kebady6799/
Kabode6775/
Kabedy6736/
Kibedy6714/
Kobode6712/
Cabede6710/
Cobede679/
Kabide677/
Kebeidich677/
Kibade675/
Kibeda674/
Kibide674/
Kebidi671/
Kebadj671/
Cebedi671/
Qebeda671/

Kebede Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kebede in the Russian language
Кебедеkebede-

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