Yigezu Surname

34,248th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,478 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Yigezu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yigezu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia15,2931:6,3781,013
Djibouti1001:9,149584
United States551:6,590,162310,708
England81:6,964,757184,742
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Yigezu (22,788) may also be a first name.

Yigezu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yigezu occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Yigezu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yigezu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 34,248th most common family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 470,833 people. Yigezu is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Yigezu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 34,247th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 22,788 people.

The last name is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is held by 15,293 people, or 1 in 6,378. Not including Ethiopia this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Djibouti, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Yigezu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Yigezu are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Yigezu earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.77% less than the national average, earning $42,815 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yigezeu921/
Ygezu911/
Yigzu911/
Yigazu8310/
Yingzu831/
Yigecu831/
Yingzhu775/
Ighezou773/
Yingesu771/
Igesu73406/
Igzhu732/
Igecu732/
Ygzau731/
Yigsu731/
Igozu731/
Yingzhou715/
Igescu67321/
Igeshu6728/
Yingxu676/
Igeesu676/
Yogesu675/
Igechu673/
Ingesu673/
Aigesu672/
Jingzu671/
Igzouz671/
Igozau671/
Igazou671/
Ichezu671/
Iseizu671/
Isezuh671/

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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
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  • 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 Yigezu
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