Mingistu Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Mingistu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mingistu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Mingistu (26) may also be a first name.

Mingistu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mingistu is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mingistu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,057,639th most common last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Mingistu live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 26 people.

The last name Mingistu is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 10,838,474. Apart from Ethiopia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent live and Germany, where 7 percent live.

Mingistu Last Name Statistics demography

Mingistu earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.22% more than the national average, earning $45,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mngistu934/
Mingitu931/
Mengistu88233,477/
Menghistu8230/
Mengisetu829/
Menguistu821/
Mengisdtu821/
Mengiestu821/
Mengisttu821/
Mng'itu804/
Mengitu804/
Mengestu7520,001/
Mengustu7533/
Memgistu752/
Menghistaud741/
Menghestu713/
Mngetu712/
Mengestui711/
Menghustu711/
Mng'etu67169/
Mengetu673/
Mengetou631/

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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 Mingistu
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