Serbessa Surname

198,533rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Serbessa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Serbessa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,0931:46,6065,024
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714

Serbessa (4,739) may also be a first name.

Serbessa Last Name Facts

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

Serbessa occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Serbessa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 198,533rd most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,460,373 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Serbessa live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 99,445th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 4,739 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 2,093 people, or 1 in 46,606. Barring Ethiopia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Serbesa931,611/
Sarbessa884/
Serbiesa881/
Serbese8031/
Serbosa807/
Serbeza805/
Servesa803/
Sarbesa803/
Serbasa801/
Gerbesa801/
Serwesa801/
Serbisse756/
Serbecha751/
Serbise67147/
Serveza6798/
Servese6785/
Servisa6738/
Serbeci6730/
Sarbosa6712/
Cervesa679/
Serbice673/
Serbezi673/
Cerbeza672/
Gerbeza672/
Cerbosa671/
Sirbeza671/
Siruesa671/
Cerbese671/
Serueza671/
Sorbisa671/
Sarbasa671/

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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 Serbessa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis