Most common surnames in Ethiopia

The 100 surnames with the most bearers in Ethiopia

Tesfaye
#1
48.211.677
bearers (top 100)
100
surnames
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This table shows the 100 most common surnames in Ethiopia, ranked by number of bearers. Data comes from official censuses and civil registries.

Tadesse
1.538.986
2
Tesfaye
1.572.462
1
Abebe
1.495.557
3
# Surname Bearers Share
1 Tesfaye 1.572.462
3.3%
2 Tadesse 1.538.986
3.2%
3 Abebe 1.495.557
3.1%
4 Kebede 1.452.129
3%
5 Bekele 1.313.702
2.7%
6 Getachew 1.235.893
2.6%
7 Assefa 1.193.370
2.5%
8 Hailu 1.130.037
2.3%
9 Girma 1.108.323
2.3%
10 Mekonnen 1.021.467
2.1%
11 Alemu 1.008.800
2.1%
12 Ahmed 824.230
1.7%
13 Alemayehu 807.040
1.7%
14 Solomon 769.945
1.6%
15 Haile 742.803
1.5%
16 Teshome 731.041
1.5%
17 Mohammed 698.470
1.4%
18 Worku 698.470
1.4%
19 Ali 670.422
1.4%
20 Tilahun 664.089
1.4%
21 Abera 633.327
1.3%
22 Abdi 626.994
1.3%
23 Tsegaye 618.851
1.3%
24 Kassa 590.804
1.2%
25 Belay 584.471
1.2%
26 Tefera 555.519
1.2%
27 Ayele 554.614
1.2%
28 Desta 551.900
1.1%
29 Mohamed 544.662
1.1%
30 Mamo 537.424
1.1%
31 Berhanu 537.424
1.1%
32 Almaz 520.124
1.1%
33 Mulu 510.465
1.1%
34 Ayalew 494.900
1%
35 Beyene 493.091
1%
36 Asfaw 492.186
1%
37 Negash 476.805
1%
38 Lemma 465.043
1%
39 Shiferaw 435.186
0.9%
40 Mengistu 432.472
0.9%
41 Mulugeta 429.758
0.9%
42 Taye 415.282
0.9%
43 Seid 400.806
0.8%
44 Demissie 391.758
0.8%
45 Seyoum 387.234
0.8%
46 Tsehay 381.843
0.8%
47 Amare 377.282
0.8%
48 Legesse 376.377
0.8%
49 Abebech 368.803
0.8%
50 Getahun 360.092
0.7%
51 Abate 346.521
0.7%
52 Hassen 341.997
0.7%
53 Birhanu 339.505
0.7%
54 Yeshi 329.524
0.7%
55 Meseret 327.915
0.7%
56 Kedir 326.144
0.7%
57 Tessema 325.711
0.7%
58 Gebre 323.902
0.7%
59 Hagos 310.330
0.6%
60 Belete 309.426
0.6%
61 Moges 303.092
0.6%
62 Wolde 302.188
0.6%
63 Zeleke 294.950
0.6%
64 Eshetu 287.187
0.6%
65 Zewdie 281.378
0.6%
66 Mengesha 280.474
0.6%
67 Berhe 275.045
0.6%
68 Bogale 272.331
0.6%
69 Mesfin 260.569
0.5%
70 Ibrahim 257.855
0.5%
71 Tekle 256.950
0.5%
72 Molla 255.140
0.5%
73 Hassan 254.236
0.5%
74 Tigist 251.289
0.5%
75 Dereje 250.162
0.5%
76 Belaynesh 248.874
0.5%
77 Fatuma 247.425
0.5%
78 Yilma 246.093
0.5%
79 Kidane 245.188
0.5%
80 Zenebech 244.044
0.5%
81 Hailemariam 240.664
0.5%
82 Yohannes 239.760
0.5%
83 Hussein 235.236
0.5%
84 Teklu 230.712
0.5%
85 Berhane 228.903
0.5%
86 Gizaw 226.188
0.5%
87 Kifle 222.569
0.5%
88 Tesfay 221.665
0.5%
89 Abeba 221.507
0.5%
90 Hussen 220.760
0.5%
91 Asrat 218.950
0.5%
92 Gebru 216.236
0.4%
93 Desalegn 214.746
0.4%
94 Addis 214.427
0.4%
95 Feleke 213.522
0.4%
96 Sisay 213.522
0.4%
97 Dejene 208.093
0.4%
98 Emebet 205.248
0.4%
99 Seifu 200.855
0.4%
100 Tsige 199.936
0.4%
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FAQs

What are the most common surnames in Ethiopia?
According to our official census data, the most common surname in Ethiopia is Tesfaye, with 1.572.462. registered bearers. This table shows the 100 most frequent surnames in the country.
How many different surnames are registered in Ethiopia?
Our database contains hundreds of surnames with a presence in Ethiopia. This table shows the 100 most frequent.
How often is this data updated?
The data is updated periodically from official censuses and civil registries of the country.
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