Etay Surname
Approximately 2,941 people bear this surname
Etay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,737 | 1:35,640 | 4,079 |
| France | 76 | 1:873,983 | 102,402 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Iran | 38 | 1:2,020,593 | 71,790 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
Etay (4,339) may also be a first name.
Etay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Etay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Etay (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺗﺎﻱ, Russian: Этай) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Etay? popularity and diffusion
Etay is the 150,074th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,477,914 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Etay are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Etay is also the 104,900th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 4,339 people.
The last name Etay is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,737 people, or 1 in 35,640. Not including Ethiopia this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in France, where 3 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Etay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Etay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺗﺎﻱ | atay | 66.67 |
| ﺃﺗﺎﻱ | atay | 33.33 |
| Etay in the Russian language | ||
| Этай | etaj | - |
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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 Etay
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