Family name ከበደ (Kebede 
, ከበደ) , around the globe, is a widespread cognomen. The cognomen ከበደ is habitual in Ethiopia, where it is a common surname, Lebanon, where it is quite a common surname, and United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, and Sudan. More prevalently, ከበደ is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Kebede | Ethiopia, Lebanon, United States, Saudi Arabia, Sudan |
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ሊያ ከበደ Ethiopian model and actress, ET (b. 1978) |
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| አሸናፊ ከበደ Ethiopian composer, conductor and musicologist, ET (b. 1938) |
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| ደረጀ ከበደ ET |
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| አስቴር ከበደ ET |
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