Etalem Surname
Approximately 27,207 people bear this surname
Etalem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 27,205 | 1:3,586 | 597 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Etalem (1,513) may also be a first name.
Etalem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Etalem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Etalem has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Etalem? popularity and diffusion
Etalem is the 20,092nd most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 267,856 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Etalem are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 199,714th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,513 people.
This surname is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 27,205 people, or 1 in 3,586. Aside from Ethiopia this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Getalem | 92 | 1,449 | / |
| Etaleme | 92 | 49 | / |
| Ethalem | 92 | 16 | / |
| Ehtalem | 92 | 4 | / |
| Estalem | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ehitalem | 86 | 9 | / |
| Etealeme | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ehetalem | 86 | 1 | / |
| Atalem | 83 | 3 | / |
| Etalen | 83 | 2 | / |
| Italem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Etalim | 83 | 1 | / |
| Etoulem | 77 | 49 | / |
| Etalime | 77 | 1 | / |
| Atealem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ethalen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Etaln | 73 | 1 | / |
| Estaylen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Edtallen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Etolim | 67 | 155 | / |
| Italen | 67 | 67 | / |
| Etalin | 67 | 25 | / |
| Etolen | 67 | 19 | / |
| Atelem | 67 | 13 | / |
| Atolem | 67 | 7 | / |
| Otolem | 67 | 5 | / |
| Italim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Atalim | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Etalem
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