Woldemeskel Surname

156,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,793 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Woldemeskel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woldemeskel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,7371:35,6404,079
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Woldemeskel (1,507) may also be a first name.

Woldemeskel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woldemeskel occurs most in Ethiopia. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Woldemeskel.

How Common Is The Last Name Woldemeskel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 156,718th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,609,218 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Woldemeskel live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Woldemeskel is also the 200,189th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 1,507 people.

The surname Woldemeskel is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,737 people, or 1 in 35,640. Aside from Ethiopia this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Qatar, where 0 percent are found.

Woldemeskel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Woldemeskel last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Woldemeskel earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.37% less than the national average, earning $33,065 USD per year.

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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 Woldemeskel
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