There are
729
Mesfins in the USA
Mesfin is the
31689th
most common last name in the USA

Historical figures and celebrities called Mesfin

Haile

Haile Gebrselassie is an Ethiopian former long-distance track and road running athlete, and businessman. He won two Olympic gold medals over 10,000 metres and four World Championship titles in the event. He won the Berlin Marathon four times consecutively and also had three straight wins at the Dubai Marathon.

Gebreselassie

Tirunesh Dibaba is an Ethiopian long-distance runner and was the 2008 and 2012 Olympic champion in the 10,000 metres. She is also a multiple world champion and world record holder in the event. She has won three Olympic medals over distances from 5000 to 10,000 metres, including a gold medal over 10,000 metres at the 2020 Games in Tokyo.

Bahiru

Abebe Bikila was an Ethiopian marathon runner who was a back-to-back Olympic marathon champion. He won the gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome while running barefoot, then just five weeks after an appendectomy, he won again at the 1964 Tokyo Games.

Mulu

Mulu Gelaye was an Ethiopian marathon runner. She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the Marathon, finishing in 30th place. In 2003, she competed at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics, finishing in 27th place in the marathon. She won the 2005 edition of the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in a personal best of 2:29:46 hours.

Desalegn

Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe is an Ethiopian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Ethiopia from 2012 to 2018. He also previously served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs under Prime Minister Meles Zenawi from 2010 to 2012.

Gedamu

Abiy Ahmed Ali is an Ethiopian politician serving as the fourth Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 2 April 2018. He is the first person from the Amhara ethnic group to hold the office. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019 for his efforts in ending the Ethiopian-Eritrean conflict.

Wondim

Yirgalem Wondimu is an Ethiopian historian. She is a professor at the Addis Ababa University Institute of Ethiopian Studies, where she specialises in the study of Ethiopian traditional religions, gender, social history, folklore, and traditional justice systems.

Mengistu

Mengistu Haile Mariam is an Ethiopian soldier and politician who was the head of state of Ethiopia from 1977 to 1991. Ideologically a Marxist–Leninist, he was a member of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party and took power following the ousting of Emperor Haile Selassie I.

Teferra

Ayele Teferra was an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres. He represented his country at the 2000 Olympic Games and took silver at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics. He also ran for Ethiopia at the World Cross Country Championships, where he won a team bronze medal in 1999.

Getachew

Bob Marley was a Jamaican singer, songwriter, and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers. He remains widely regarded as one of the greatest musical legends of all time.

Mesfin Genealogy

OriginsThe name Mesfin is of Ethiopian origin. It is a combination of the given name Mes and the prefix -fin, which is a common Ethiopian element meaning 'holder of' or 'possessor of'. Therefore, Mesfin can be interpreted to mean 'holder of Mes' or 'possessor of Mes'.
Geographic DistributionThe surname Mesfin is most commonly found in Ethiopia, where it is a relatively common surname. It is also found in smaller numbers in other parts of the world with Ethiopian communities, such as the United States, Canada, and Europe.
VariationsVariations of the name Mesfin include Mekonnen and Menelik. These variations are derived from different given names but have similar meanings and origins.
Migration and ImmigrationThe name Mesfin is often associated with ethnic Ethiopians who have migrated to other parts of the world for various reasons, such as education, work, or asylum. Many Ethiopian immigrants have settled in countries like the United States, Canada, and Europe.