Etemesi Surname

187,334th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Etemesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Etemesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,2521:20,5062,363
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Etemesi (184) may also be a first name.

Etemesi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Etemesi is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Etemesi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 187,334th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,227,434 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Etemesi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Etemesi is also the 671,014th most commonly used forename globally It is held by 184 people.

The surname Etemesi is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,252 people, or 1 in 20,506. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 71 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 13 percent are found and Vihiga County, where 4 percent are found. Besides Kenya this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Etemesi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Etemes928/
Itemesi8650/
Etimesi861/
Etemesy861/
Etemasi861/
Atemesi861/
Edemesi861/
Etemeus861/
Edemessi8066/
Etimesie804/
Uteamesi801/
Etemesue801/
Etemeuse801/
Etemez7767/
Edemes772/
Ettems771/
Atemes771/
Edemsi771/
Etemms771/
Aetems770/
Oyetemisi753/
Eta-Messi752/
Etms731/
Etyemez712,214/
Eytemiş71458/
Otemesu7118/
Odemesi7115/
Ateemes7114/
Itemezi7114/
Eytemiz7110/
Etemsah716/
Atomesi715/
Edemesa715/
Oyetems714/
Edemese714/
Etameso712/
Atimesi711/
Idemesi711/
Etumusi711/
Edimesi711/
Atemies711/
Etemous711/
Eijtems711/
Eytemis711/
Otems6776/
Edems6747/
Etmis6740/
Oetemusu6717/
Atems6711/
Etmez677/
Etmus675/
Yetomosi674/
Edemesah674/
Etmas674/
Edemezia672/
Etmys672/
Eitimwes671/
Edemesoh671/
Items671/
Ottemess671/
Etoms670/
Ytemege571/

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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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  • 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 Etemesi
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