Etiah Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Etiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Etiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria911:1,946,62468,955
Mauritania111:372,26015,230
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Etiah (105) may also be a first name.

Etiah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Etiah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺗﻴﺎﻩ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Etiah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,691,963rd most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. Etiah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Etiah live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 84 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Etiah is also the 920,134th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 105 people.

Etiah is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 1,946,624. In Nigeria Etiah is primarily found in: Akwa Ibom, where 81 percent live and Cross River, where 18 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 9 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ettiah9168/
Etihah916/
Etiaha914/
Ethiah911/
Etia891,161/
Eethiah832/
Jeetiah831/
Atiah808,832/
Getia80648/
Hetia80145/
Ettia80121/
Estia8087/
Etjah8060/
Otiah8059/
Ethia8023/
Itiah809/
Etiap807/
Etiat806/
Eatia803/
Aetia803/
Etiad803/
Eitia802/
Etija802/
Etias802/
Etiaz801/
Etiho801/
Etiha801/
Eutia801/
Etyah801/
Attiah733,870/
Hotiah73258/
Hatiah73239/
Athiah73103/
Hestia7341/
Etihad7335/
Etaiya7327/
Etheah7315/
Ettioh7312/
Heitia7312/
Etogia738/
Atieah737/
Etegia734/
Ehtiad733/
Estija732/
Esthia732/
Ottiah731/
Hettia731/
Eithia731/
Eitija731/
Estiat731/
Eteija731/
Etioha731/
Itiaha731/
Atiayh731/
Ehtiat731/
Echtia731/
Etaaia731/
Etihaz731/
Gettia731/
Jietia731/
Estias731/
Heytia730/
Atia6785,771/
Otia672,291/
Itia671,321/
Etea67431/
Etio67120/
Etya6778/
Etaaiya6741/
Hetaiya6729/
Athihah6714/
Hetaija6714/
Etja6713/
Heteaho677/
Ettihad675/
Esteija674/
Gitijah674/
Eistiat671/
Etaiyaj671/
Athiaha671/
Gittiah671/
Attieah671/
Ethioth671/

Etiah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Etiah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺗﻴﺎﻩatyah83.33
ﺃﺗﻴﺎﻩatyah16.67

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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 Etiah
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