Addis is used as a family name or surname in Ethiopia. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Addis
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ethiopia
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Addis

How popular is Addis?

Addis is common in Ethiopia.

Addis is ranked 2903 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Addis bearers increased by 5.80225 per cent in 2010 US census to 3574 since 2000, the surname slipped by 224 spots and ranked at 9135. The last name was found in around 12 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 89.42 93.72
Black 5.4 2.13
Hispanic or Latino 2.71 1.45
Others 1.4 1.63
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
0.7 0.68
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.36 0.38
Addis is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Ethiopia which signifies that it is originated from Ethiopia. Around 189353 people have been found who wears Addis as their family name. Addis is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
616,339 India10
101,066 Zimbabwe5
10,542 China4
26,321 Israel3
32,086 Mexico3
5,936 Bahrain2
54,641 Sweden2
723,167 Indonesia2
9,185 Hong Kong2
26,123 Malaysia2
993 Guernsey2
7,790 Zambia1
8,181 Botswana1
7,292 Vietnam1
1,176 Antigua and Barbuda1
3,952 Yemen1
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
7,191 Afghanistan1
13,447 Uganda1
2,613 The Bahamas1
12,741 Ecuador1
746 Dominica1
9,498 Iceland1
19,810 Croatia1
28,365 Kenya1
25,721 Egypt1
38,830 Morocco1
5,924 Paraguay1
21,562 Portugal1
36,814 Romania1
4,171 Rwanda1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
66,560 Philippines1
700 Somalia1
7,895 South Korea1
5,589 Sudan1
356 Eritrea1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
43,851 Netherlands44
49,109 Spain39
36,547 Switzerland27
52,530 Belgium22
23,914 Denmark20
28,338 Norway20
15,050 Singapore18
406,964 Russia14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
10,451 United Arab Emirates92
12,039 Colombia70
66,582 Argentina60
5,846 Ireland55
Countries with hundreds of Addis:
23,918 Germany437
7,930 Australia360
1,356 Wales293
21,535 South Africa274
3,324 New Zealand230
16,224 Canada227
1,508 Northern Ireland179
61,459 France159
69,781 Brazil127
5,272 Scotland105
Countries with thousands of Addis:
8,895 United States4,174
3,730 Italy2,755
4,461 England1,662
Countries with hundred thousands of Addis:
73 Ethiopia177,827
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 21 years old immigrant John Addis who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on September 18, 1851 by Antartic put out from Liverpool. Richard Addis (46) Wheelright, 43 years old Elizabeth Addis, Maid Elizabeth Addis, George Addis, aged 11, Richard Addis (9), Maria Addis, aged 6, Emily Addis (4), Thomas Addis (Born at sea) Infant, are others that migrated to US.

From Italy

Farmer Pasquale Addis from Italy aboard the Werra from Genoa & Naples. He is registered to be 17 years old when he arrived in Latrobe Pa on November 30, 1900.

Addis Namesakes

  • Mark Addis, Philosopher
  • Michael Addis, Television Director
  • Richard Addis, Journalist
  • Ben Addis, Actor
  • Don Addis, Comic Strip Creator
  • Keith Addis, Film producer
  • Thomas Addis Emmet, American Politician
  • Fikirte Addis, Fashion Designer
  • Thomas Addis, Physician
  • Bob Addis, Baseball player
  • In 2018 drama flick, Fiore gemello, Mauro Addis played Pietro.

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