Etanya Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Etanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Etanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Etanya (25) may also be a first name.

Etanya Last Name Facts

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

Etanya is most common in Cameroon. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Etanya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Etanya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Etanya live; 83 percent live in Central Africa and 83 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Etanya is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 25 people.

The surname Etanya is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Southwest Region, where 60 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 20 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 20 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Etania8392/
Itanya8371/
Etonya8312/
Etanea831/
Estania7733/
Etangia7727/
Eitania7727/
Gitanya7710/
Etanija774/
Ithanya773/
Estonya771/
Estagna771/
Yotanya771/
Estanyo771/
Etonyah771/
Etaneha771/
Etanyoh771/
Hetania771/
Hietania7110/
Etanaaja713/
Jethania713/
Gaytanya712/
Estaniaz712/
Esteania711/
Hithanya711/
Yotganya711/
Estanija711/
Estainia711/
Hestania711/
Itanea6762/
Itania6724/
Itanja6717/
Itonya6715/
Itagna671/
Jestaniah671/
Heutainia671/
Itanyo671/
Haithanya671/
Gaithanya671/

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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 Etanya
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