Zewde Surname

5,645th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100,155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Zewde Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zewde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia99,8071:977170
United States2061:1,759,509115,901
Sweden361:273,52118,976
England221:2,532,63991,802
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Eritrea91:527,989318
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Zewde (151,368) may also be a first name.

Zewde Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zewde is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Zewde.

How Common Is The Last Name Zewde? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zewde is the 5,645th most frequent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 72,763 people. The surname Zewde is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zewde reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Zewde is also the 6,933rd most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 151,368 people.

It is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 99,807 people, or 1 in 977. Outside of Ethiopia this last name exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.

Zewde Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zewde surname are 42.22% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.45% being registered with the political party.

The amount Zewde earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 32.11% less than the national average, earning 234,970 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.19% more than the national average, earning $44,959 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.7% less than the national average, earning $44,368 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Zewdei9127/
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Zewdeu911/
Zeuwde911/
Zewddie831/
Zewdi806,299/
Zewda804,354/
Jewde80159/
Zawde8059/
Zewdy805/
Ziwde801/
Sewde801/
Gewde801/
J'Ewde7312/
Zawdie735/
Ziwede734/
Zawdeh733/
Jewdet731/
Zewdiy731/
Zewday731/
Chewde731/
Jewder731/
Cewdie731/
Ziwedde6720/
Dzevdet673/
Jewdech672/
Ziebdei671/
Zehvder671/
Jeiwede671/

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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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  • 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 Zewde
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