Mehretu Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Mehretu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mehretu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Mehretu (1,168) may also be a first name.

Mehretu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mehretu occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mehretu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,136,387th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Mehretu reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Mehretu is also the 232,444th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 1,168 people.

It is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 1,990,740. Other than Ethiopia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent reside and Sweden, where 3 percent reside.

Mehretu Last Name Statistics demography

Mehretu earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.33% more than the national average, earning $44,153 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meretu921,775/
Mihretu868,073/
Mereatu8657/
Mehratu8616/
Meretus865/
Mhiretu865/
Mehritu864/
Merretu861/
Meretush801/
Maretu7741/
Meratu7719/
Miretu7710/
Meritu772/
Merettush751/
Mergitu711,450/
Meritus71448/
Moretau7138/
Meristu7115/
Marietu7111/
Marettu717/
Marethu713/
Myretus712/
Maaretu711/
Mhiritu711/
Mareetu711/
Mihrotu711/
Muiretu711/
Mareitu711/
Marhetu711/
Mihratu711/
Meritud711/
Miretou711/
Maretheu67243/
Metritou674/
Maharatu672/
Meriteus671/
Meristus671/
Merrahtu671/
Maarethu671/
Meratheu670/
Merituth670/

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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 Mehretu
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