Etambe Surname

847,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Etambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Etambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2391:309,12027,984
Cameroon461:451,50137,608
India331:23,244,406321,547
Congo51:997,81917,129

Etambe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Etambe (Marathi: एटांबे) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Etambe? popularity and diffusion

Etambe is the 847,909th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,562,062 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Etambe are found; 89 percent are found in Central Africa and 82 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 239 people, or 1 in 309,120. Apart from The DR Congo this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 14 percent are found and India, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hetambe9228/
Ethambe9227/
Getambe921/
Etambey921/
Yetambe921/
Yetambeu861/
Etamba83474/
Atambe83374/
Etombe83275/
Etembe83207/
Etambi8349/
Itambe8323/
Otambe8319/
Ytambe831/
Etoumbe7761/
Ataambe7737/
Yitambe7722/
Etamboa7719/
Etambui7716/
Itamber7712/
Etombet7710/
Yetamba774/
Attambe772/
Othambe772/
Atambeh771/
Aetembe771/
Etanbea771/
Ytambeu771/
Ethanbe771/
Hitambe771/
Aitambe771/
Yithambe7110/
Gethombe711/
Itamba672,046/
Itembe671,932/
Etombi67630/
Atembe67568/
Otembe67550/
Etomba67446/
Atambi67423/
Ytembe67263/
Itambi67252/
Etembi6786/
Itombe6748/
Atombe6735/
Etomby6711/
Etanue675/
Otombe673/
Itambé671/
Etanbi671/
Ytambi671/
Otambi671/
Ytamba671/
Ytamby671/
Jtembe671/

Etambe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Etambe in the Marathi language
एटांबेetambe55
एटाबेetabe20
एटंबेetambe15
ेतांबेetambe10

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Etambe
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