Yigzaw Surname

34,984th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Yigzaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yigzaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia14,9711:6,5161,035
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Eritrea41:1,187,975480
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Yigzaw (17,825) may also be a first name.

Yigzaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yigzaw is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yigzaw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 34,984th most frequently used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 481,789 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Yigzaw live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 41,093rd most numerous first name world-wide, held by 17,825 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 14,971 people, or 1 in 6,516. Outside of Ethiopia this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Yigzaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yigzaw last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Yigzaw earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.31% more than the national average, earning $45,008 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yigezaw9242/
Yiegzaw921/
Ygzaw913/
Igzaw911/
Yegzaw8315/
Yigsaw833/
Ygsaw731/
Agzaw731/
Jigsaw674/
Agazaw674/
Yegzew672/
Higsaw670/
Agzew5519/

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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 Yigzaw
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