Etemad Surname

95,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,980 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Etemad Surname User-submission:

The Etemad surname comes from an Arabic word, which means 'trust' or 'confidence'. It was used as a title of respect for merchants or businessmen in the Islamic world at least until the early 20th century. In Iran when birth certificates were introduced in the 1930's some decided to use their title 'Etemad' designating a merchant you could trust as their surname rather than the common practice of using some form of 'son of'.

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Etemad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran4,5361:16,9272,192
United States1911:1,897,691123,202
Canada421:877,27667,671
Sweden311:317,63722,171
Luxembourg301:19,3514,315
England291:1,921,31276,208
Afghanistan161:2,009,57414,441
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
France111:6,038,429280,838
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Finland61:916,11741,832
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

Etemad (1,504) may also be a first name.

Etemad Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Etemad surname comes from an Arabic word, which means 'trust' or 'confidence'. It was used as a title of respect for merchants or businessmen in the Islamic world at least until the early 20th century. In Iran when birth certificates were introduced in the 1930's some decided to use their title 'Etemad' designating a merchant you could trust as their surname rather than the common practice of using some form of 'son of'.

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The Etemad surname means 'trust' in Farsi.

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Etemad Last Name Facts

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

Etemad (Hindi: एतेमाद, Oriya: ଏତମଦ୍) is found most frequently in Iran. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Etemad? popularity and diffusion

The last name Etemad is the 95,546th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,463,363 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Etemad live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 200,416th most commonly used forename in the world, held by 1,504 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Iran, where it is borne by 4,536 people, or 1 in 16,927. In Iran Etemad is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 24 percent are found, Fars Province, where 12 percent are found and East Azerbaijan Province, where 8 percent are found. Other than Iran it exists in 31 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Etemad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Etemad last name are 7.75% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.98% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Etemad earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 53.01% more than the national average, earning 529,523 kr per year; in United States they earn 63.98% more than the national average, earning $70,756 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.97% more than the national average, earning $64,076 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eatemad925/
Etemaad923/
Ehtemad921/
Etema91151/
Ettema831,039/
Estema83345/
Etemaj83213/
Etemat83202/
Getema83160/
Etesma8398/
Etemah8365/
Etiema8339/
Eteama8323/
Etemau837/
Etimad837/
Etamad835/
Etemma835/
Ethema834/
Hetema833/
Atemad833/
Eatema832/
Itemad831/
Ejtema831/
Etemay831/
Eutema831/
Hettema77842/
Hetemaj77194/
Ethesma7757/
Ethemaj7737/
Ejtemai7736/
Aitemad7728/
Ettemma7722/
Hetemaa7716/
Estemaa7713/
Etahmad7711/
Esthema7711/
Estesma779/
Getemah775/
Estemau774/
Etaemat773/
Ottemad771/
Eatimad771/
Ehtemai771/
Ettamad771/
Ethemau771/
Etemmai771/
Eitamad771/
Estemat771/
Gettema770/
Itema73914/
Etima73581/
Etemo73161/
Jtema731/
Et'hemaj7134/
Etehemaj719/
Estimaud712/
Hetemaha711/
Ejteemai711/
Ehetemat711/
Estemach711/
Estemeau711/
Etemmaih711/
Estima676,854/
Eteimo67212/
Aitema67169/
Gitema6796/
Atemat6757/
Estemo6754/
Etiemo6723/
Ethemo6723/
Ettima6715/
Itiema6715/
Itemat6714/
Eatima6712/
Jitema6710/
Atimad678/
Ettemo676/
Hyttemads676/
Hetima675/
Etimah675/
Etimay674/
Itemau674/
Iteuma674/
Etemou674/
Getima674/
Attemahud673/
Getemo672/
Atamad672/
Etioma672/
Ethima672/
Itimad672/
Etimod671/
Iotema671/
Itemma671/
Iteema671/
Hitema671/
Eitima671/
Etomat671/
Eteamo671/
Etimat671/
Yteema671/
Echtemach670/

Etemad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Etemad in the Hindi language
एतेमादetemada-
Etemad in the Oriya language
ଏତମଦ୍etamad-

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