Etafo Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Etafo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Etafo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2041:868,34737,996
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Etafo (10) may also be a first name.

Etafo Last Name Facts

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

Etafo has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Etafo? popularity and diffusion

Etafo is the 1,129,067th most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 34,053,953 people. Etafo is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Etafo live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Etafo is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name internationally, held by 10 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 204 people, or 1 in 868,347. In Nigeria Etafo is primarily concentrated in: Edo, where 39 percent reside, Oyo, where 15 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 12 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Etaifo91176/
Etafoh9127/
Etahfo911/
Eitafo911/
Eteafo911/
Eitafoh8377/
Estaifo8315/
Ehetafo832/
Etafa801,939/
Atafo80588/
Etofo80164/
Otafo809/
Itafo803/
Esttaifo774/
Ehitafoh771/
Atafoh73163/
Ataifo7376/
Aitafo7356/
Attafo7328/
Etefou7324/
Estafa7324/
Hetofo7310/
Itaifo737/
Otaifo735/
Eteafa732/
Etafah731/
Ataffo731/
Eteifo731/
Aitafoh6760/
Otaifoh6719/
Attaifo676/
Esstafa674/
Eitofoh671/
Estofos671/
Istayfo671/
Etoufot671/

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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 Etafo
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