Emetefe Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Emetefe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emetefe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin181:574,20035,798
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Emetefe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Emetefe Come From? nationality or country of origin

Emetefe is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Emetefe? popularity and diffusion

Emetefe is the 4,532,898th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Emetefe reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most common in Benin, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 574,200. In Benin Emetefe is primarily found in: Collines Department, where 94 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Benin this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emetefeh9311/
Emeteffe931/
Emettefe931/
Ametefe865,258/
Ametefee807/
Esmetev7126/
Emetiev714/
Ametefi712/
Emeteva711/
Emiteev711/
Omotiefe671/
Omotofe5728/
Amatefi572/
Imihteev5346/
Himeteva531/
Ajmietiew508/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Emetefe
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