Gebreselassie is used as a family name or surname in Ethiopia. It is 13 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Gebreselassie
No. of characters: 13
Origin: Ethiopia
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Gebreselassie

How popular is Gebreselassie?

Gebreselassie is common in Ethiopia.

Gebreselassie is ranked 9705 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Gebreselassies grew by 117.0068 per cent to 319 since 2000 and ranked 62714 after elevating 48405 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 97.81 84.35
Gebreselassie is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Ethiopia which signifies that it is originated from Ethiopia. Around 55540 people have been found who wears Gebreselassie as their family name. Gebreselassie is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
127,708 Czech Republic3
1,347 Liberia2
89,020 Tanzania2
82,478 South Africa2
118,441 Germany2
734 Chad1
356 Eritrea1
9,498 Iceland1
13,447 Uganda1
53,505 Turkey1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
6,212 Jamaica1
408 Åland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
69,550 England48
15,525 Norway46
75,883 Canada37
42,407 Sweden22
78,557 Netherlands13
29,517 New Zealand12
120,934 Australia11
Countries with hundreds of Gebreselassie:
86,194 United States271
Countries with ten thousands of Gebreselassie:
232 Ethiopia55,060
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