Mengistu Surname
Approximately 233,477 people bear this surname
Mengistu Surname User-submission:
The Mengistu surname means 'one has waited for so long'.
Mengistu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 231,166 | 1:422 | 55 |
| Israel | 1,192 | 1:7,179 | 1,109 |
| United States | 694 | 1:522,275 | 43,598 |
| Canada | 122 | 1:302,013 | 27,942 |
| Sudan | 49 | 1:765,514 | 2,614 |
| England | 38 | 1:1,466,265 | 63,675 |
| Sweden | 34 | 1:289,610 | 20,124 |
| Germany | 28 | 1:2,875,195 | 137,699 |
| Norway | 19 | 1:270,647 | 28,127 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Eritrea | 9 | 1:527,989 | 318 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
Mengistu (338,545) may also be a first name.
Mengistu Surname Meaning
Mengistu Demographics
Average Male Mengistu Height
170.8 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Mengistu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mengistu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mengistu occurs most in Ethiopia. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mengistu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,355th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 31,213 people. The surname Mengistu is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mengistu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 3,075th most common first name throughout the world, held by 338,545 people.
This last name is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is held by 231,166 people, or 1 in 422. Not including Ethiopia Mengistu exists in 52 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Mengistu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Mengistu are 42.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.71% being registered with the party.
The amount Mengistu earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 9.37% less than the national average, earning 313,660 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 48.42% less than the national average, earning R 122,568 per year; in United States they earn 14.54% less than the national average, earning $36,876 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.77% less than the national average, earning $34,892 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menghistu | 94 | 30 | / |
| Mengisetu | 94 | 9 | / |
| Menguistu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mengisdtu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mengiestu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mengisttu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mngistu | 93 | 4 | / |
| Mengitu | 93 | 4 | / |
| Mengestu | 88 | 20,001 | / |
| Mengustu | 88 | 33 | / |
| Mingistu | 88 | 15 | / |
| Memgistu | 88 | 2 | / |
| Menghistaud | 84 | 1 | / |
| Menghestu | 82 | 3 | / |
| Mengestui | 82 | 1 | / |
| Menghustu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mng'itu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mengetu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mingitu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mengetou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mngetu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mng'etu | 67 | 169 | / |
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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
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- 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 Mengistu
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