Etafa Surname

212,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,939 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Etafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Etafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,9321:50,4905,344
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Etafa (1,389) may also be a first name.

Etafa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Etafa is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Etafa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 212,422nd most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 3,758,404 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Etafa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Etafa is also the 209,948th most widely held given name globally It is held by 1,389 people.

It is most common in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,932 people, or 1 in 50,490. Beside Ethiopia Etafa is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside and Italy, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Estafa9124/
Eteafa912/
Etafah911/
Esstafa834/
Etefa807,584/
Etafe80279/
Etafo80214/
Etafy80183/
Atafa8051/
Itafa803/
Etofa802/
Otafa801/
Etafi801/
Estaifah771/
Istafa73376/
Etaifo73176/
Attafa73142/
Ettafy73136/
Eteifa73125/
Etaife7332/
Estofa7328/
Etafoh7327/
Eteffa7327/
Getafe7320/
Otaifa7313/
Ettofa7312/
Etafer739/
Atafai739/
Eteafi736/
Estafe735/
Etaafe734/
Estafy733/
Hotafa732/
Ataifa732/
Etafes731/
Itafad731/
Etafit731/
Etaify731/
Ittafa731/
Getafi731/
Eteafo731/
Ataefa731/
Ettefa731/
Eitafo731/
Etefah731/
Etahfo731/
Ettafi731/
Ettayfi67446/
Aatafay67344/
Ettaifi67205/
Eitafoh6777/
Istaufa6728/
Estaifo6715/
Estafit6710/
Estapha679/
Estaffe676/
Isthafa675/
Ettayfy674/
Ottaifa674/
Ehetafo672/
Attafah672/
Ettaife671/
Etavaha671/
Atafaah671/
Ettaify671/
Euttafi671/
Estafee671/
Otaifah671/
Ettaafi671/
Itafaha671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Etafa
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