Etefa Surname

65,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Etefa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Etefa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia7,0831:13,7721,955
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
DR Congo1711:432,04435,878
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Norway41:1,285,57269,185

Etefa (31,218) may also be a first name.

Etefa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Etefa (Arabic: عطيفة) occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Etefa.

How Common Is The Last Name Etefa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 65,796th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 960,911 people. Etefa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Etefa reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Etefa is also the 27,051st most common given name world-wide, borne by 31,218 people.

It is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 7,083 people, or 1 in 13,772. Without taking into account Ethiopia Etefa exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 4 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

Etefa Last Name Statistics demography

Etefa earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.01% less than the national average, earning $22,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Estefa91191/
Eteifa91125/
Getefa9175/
Eteffa9127/
Etefat9122/
Eteafa912/
Etefah911/
Ettefa911/
Etefaia831/
Estefat831/
Etafa801,939/
Etifa80316/
Etefe80213/
Itefa80127/
Otefa8065/
Atefa8056/
Etefi808/
Ytefa804/
Etofa802/
Etyfa801/
Etefy801/
Oteifa73731/
Estefo73302/
Atefah73282/
Etiefe73156/
Iotefa73137/
Hatefa7334/
Ateifa7325/
Etefou7324/
Estefe7323/
Eteffe7317/
Etifah7314/
Istefa7314/
Ettofa7312/
Estifa7310/
Estefi739/
Ateefa739/
Iteffa736/
Eteafi736/
Otiefa735/
Atiefa735/
Attefa734/
Etefie732/
Estefó732/
Etefid731/
Etafah731/
Ettefi731/
Yitefa731/
Aetifa731/
Ittefa731/
Itefaa731/
Etifat731/
Etiefi731/
Eteifo731/
Eteafo731/
Ataefa731/
Aatefa731/
Aïtefa731/
Heitefaut716/
Estefes671,220/
Esteffe67154/
Estepha6747/
Estefez6734/
Yetefou6731/
Estefer6716/
Etieffe678/
Estefis677/
Atheefa675/
Ettefie673/
Estefou672/
Esteffo672/
Ateffah671/
Attefah671/
Ittefat671/
Esteefe671/
Etiefeh671/
Eteffit671/
Ittefad671/
Estefos671/
Atiefah671/

Etefa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Etefa in the Arabic language
عطيفةtyft-
عطيفهtyfh-

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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
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  • 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 Etefa
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