In the entire world, Debele (Debele 
) is a widespread epicene first name. The forename Debele is habitual in Ethiopia, where it is quite a common unisex name, South Africa, where it is a very rare male name, and Indonesia. Much less frequently, Debele is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Debele | South Africa, United States, Sudan, Lebanon, Ethiopia |
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dereje debele Ethiopian athletics competitor, ET (b. 1986) |
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| bekele debele Ethiopian long-distance runner, ET (b. 1963) |
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| wegene debele victim of the COVID-19 pandemic, ET (b. 1976) |
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| sisay e debele researcher |
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| tilahun ayane debele researcher |
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| chimdessa debele |
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