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

Etefa (Arabic: عطيفة) is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Etefa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 65,796th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 960,911 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Etefa live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Etefa is also the 27,051st most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 31,218 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 7,083 people, or 1 in 13,772. Apart from Ethiopia this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 4 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

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
  • 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 Etefa
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