Woldetensay Surname

198,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Woldetensay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woldetensay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,0931:46,6065,024
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Woldetensay (3,005) may also be a first name.

Woldetensay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woldetensay is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Woldetensay? popularity and diffusion

The last name Woldetensay is the 198,234th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,453,813 people. Woldetensay is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Woldetensay live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Woldetensay is also the 132,003rd most widely held forename on earth It is held by 3,005 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 2,093 people, or 1 in 46,606. Outside of Ethiopia it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Woldetensay Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Woldetensay are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% being registered with the party.

Woldetensay earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.9% less than the national average, earning $37,583 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 Woldetensay
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