Eteye Surname
Approximately 189 people bear this surname
Eteye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Eteye (107) may also be a first name.
Eteye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eteye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Eteye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺘﻴﻪ) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Eteye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,231,034th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Eteye live; 61 percent live in Central Africa and 61 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Eteye is also the 910,230th most frequently used given name at a global level, held by 107 people.
This last name is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 636,893. Beside The DR Congo this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 19 percent live and Nigeria, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Eteye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Eteye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺘﻴﻪ | altyh | - |
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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 Eteye
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