Zegeye Surname

10,553rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53,235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Zegeye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zegeye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia52,9621:1,842327
United States1931:1,878,026122,158
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
England11:55,718,059489,080
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Zegeye (92,049) may also be a first name.

Zegeye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zegeye occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zegeye? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,553rd most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 136,894 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zegeye reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 10,982nd most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 92,049 people.

It is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 52,962 people, or 1 in 1,842. Besides Ethiopia this surname occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.

Zegeye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zegeye last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Zegeye earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 19.74% less than the national average, earning $34,632 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.65% less than the national average, earning $30,976 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zegieye921/
Zegeyeh921/
Zegey911/
Zegeyesh862,254/
Zegeyech8616/
Zehgeyae861/
Zegeya8359/
Zegeyo8332/
Zegaye8312/
Zegeay836/
Jegeye832/
Zogeye832/
Zageye831/
Cegeye831/
Czegey831/
Zegiye831/
Zeggaye77387/
Zeigeay7761/
Zeegaye7719/
Ssegeye774/
Tsegeye773/
Zegeuya772/
Csegeye771/
Ziegaye771/
Segueye771/
Zeageay771/
Zehgaye771/
Zeagaye771/
Zegyeyi771/
Zheghye771/
Jegueye771/
Geggeye771/
Zegeiyo771/
Cegueye771/
Zagey7331/
Segey7322/
Zegay7321/
Zezee733/
Zegea732/
Zezey732/
Jegey732/
Gegey731/
Zejey731/
Tzeggaye712/
Zhengeya711/
Sseggeye711/
Zeeyzeey711/
Zegaya67139/
Gegeyo67103/
Gesiye6788/
Segeya6778/
Sogeye6743/
Zeguei6730/
Segaye6728/
Cegaye6726/
Zeegay6723/
Gegiye6718/
Tzegay6718/
Gegeya6716/
Zegeji6715/
Zeezee6712/
Zeggay6711/
Zigeyi6710/
Zeigea6710/
Jegeje6710/
Zagaye679/
Zigiye678/
Zegeah677/
Segeyo677/
Getgey676/
Zehgea676/
Zeagea676/
Gezaye676/
Seguey675/
Gesaye675/
Gezeye675/
Seseye674/
Zageya674/
Seggey673/
Geysey673/
Zeyzey673/
Zeazey672/
Geseye672/
Zegoue672/
Geygey672/
Zegaie672/
Chegey671/
Jegeya671/
Gejaye671/
Zoghey671/
Zogoye671/
Zagiye671/
Segeje671/
Seghee671/
Zeigay671/
Zeegea671/
Zeagoe671/
Zehzee671/
Zeghay671/
Zahgey671/
Zegyue671/
Seceye671/
Zeggae671/
Zeghei671/
Zegueu671/
Zeejay671/
Ziguey671/
Zigeya671/
Szegoe671/
Gizeye671/
Dzegea671/
Zezeyi671/
Zegayi671/
Zigaye671/
Segoye671/
Dzegoe671/
Shegey670/
Seagey670/

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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 Zegeye
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