Yigezaw Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Yigezaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yigezaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Yigezaw (2,081) may also be a first name.

Yigezaw Last Name Facts

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

Yigezaw occurs most in Ethiopia. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yigezaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yigezaw is the 3,017,195th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Yigezaw live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Yigezaw is also the 165,161st most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,081 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 2,709,618. Besides Ethiopia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent reside and The Philippines, where 2 percent reside.

Yigezaw Last Name Statistics demography

Yigezaw earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 56.14% more than the national average, earning $67,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yigzaw9215,126/
Yegezaw861,290/
Yigizaw8639/
Yigezuw861/
Ygzaw833/
Igzaw831/
Agezaw774/
Yigsaw773/
Ygizaw772/
Yegizaw7116/
Ygsaw671/
Agezew6250/
Egezew621/
Agizaw621/

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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 Yigezaw
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