Ethiopian Submitted Surnames

Ethiopian names are used in the country of Ethiopia in eastern Africa.
usage
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Abebe አበበ Amharic, Ethiopian
Means "flower" in Amharic.
Adamu አዳሙ Amharic, Swahili, Hausa
From the given name Adamu (see user-submitted name).
Ahmedin አህመዲን Amharic
From the given name Ahmedin.
Amani Tigrinya
From the given name Amani (see user-submitted name) meaning "faith" in Tigrinya. It is possibly related to Arabic Iman or Swahili Imani, also meaning "faith".
Ashenafi አሸናፊ Ethiopian
Winner
Baraki ባራኪ Ethiopian, Amharic
From the given name Baraki, meaning "one who blesses" in Amharic. It is possibly related to Arabic Barak 2 and Hebrew Baruch, also meaning "blessed".
Dawit ዳዊት Ge'ez, Amharic
From the given name Dawit.
Deressa ደረሠ Eastern African, Amharic
From the given name Deressa.
Deresse ደረሠ Amharic, Ethiopian
From the given name Deresse or Deressa.
Elyas Ethiopian, Filipino, Malay
Form of Elias, latinized version of the Hebrew Eliyahu, "My God is Yahweh", found in Ethiopian, Filipino and Malay populations. See also the first names Elias, Elijah.
Haile Ethiopian
Meaning "power" or "might".
Hailemariam ኃይለማሪያም Amharic, Ethiopian
Combination of Haile and Mariam.
Kahinu ካህኑ Eastern African, Ge'ez, Amharic, Tigrinya, Swahili, Somali, Malagasy
Means "clergyman" in several Eastern African languages, originally denoting someone who was a clergyman (see the given name Kahinu).
Lebna Ethiopian
Means "spirit, essence" in Amharic.
Makonnen መኰንን Eastern African, Amharic
Derived from the given name Makonnen.
Mariam ማሪያም Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali, Somali, Amharic
From the given name Maryam.
Mekonnen መኮንን Eastern African, Amharic
Variant spelling of Makonnen.
Melaku መላኩ Ethiopian, Amharic
From the given name Melaku, meaning "the angel" in Amharic. It is possibly related to Arabic/Hebrew Malak and Turkish Melek 2, also meaning "angel".
Mikal Ethiopian
The Origin of Mikal comes from the Hebrew meaning... [more]
Selassie ሥላሴ Ethiopian, Amharic, Western African
Possibly means "trinity" in Amharic. A notable bearer was Haile Selassie (1892-1975), the regent and emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974.
Tasifa Amharic
Means “hope” in Amharic.
Tedros ቴዎድሮስ Eastern African, Amharic, Ge'ez, Arabic (Egyptian), Coptic
From the given name Tedros.
Tesfamariam ተስፋማርያም Ethiopian
Meaning "Mary hope", from 'tesifa' (hope), and 'mariyami' (Mary).
Tesfaye ተስፋዬ Amharic, Ethiopian
From the given name Tesfaye.
Teshome ተሾመ Eastern African, Amharic
From the given name Teshome.
Yacob ያዕቆብ Amharic
From the given name Yacob.