Etim Surname

2,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193,573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Etim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Etim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria191,8581:923110
Uganda3921:99,59010,032
Chad3851:35,3044,109
Cameroon3001:69,2308,709
United States2171:1,670,318111,195
England1081:515,90832,533
Philippines481:2,109,130121,847
Turkey341:2,288,86574,619
Bulgaria311:225,12612,113
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Malta181:23,9041,289
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Iceland111:34,5542,447
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Norway91:571,36544,190
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
India51:153,413,076951,030
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bahamas11:391,7512,737

Etim (66,054) may also be a first name.

Etim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Etim (Arabic: إيتيم, Georgian: ეთიმ, Hindi: एतीम) is most common in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Etim? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,900th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 37,648 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Etim reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Etim is also the 14,598th most frequently used forename on earth, held by 66,054 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 191,858 people, or 1 in 923. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Akwa Ibom, where 52 percent live, Cross River, where 26 percent live and Adamawa, where 4 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 47 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent live and Chad, where 0 percent live.

Etim Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Etim surname is primarily Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Etim are 36.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Etim earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 37.81% less than the national average, earning 215,238 kr per year and in United States they earn 5.33% more than the national average, earning $45,449 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yetim8914,190/
Etime891,154/
Ettim8979/
Estim8941/
Ethim8921/
Etiem8916/
Eetim8916/
Eteim8914/
Jetim8913/
Getim8912/
Etimm8910/
Edtim898/
Ietim896/
Hetim895/
Etitm894/
Etiom894/
Etaim893/
Eitim893/
Aetim893/
Eutim891/
Etoim891/
Etuim891/
Etgim891/
Eytim891/
Etimh891/
Eim86465/
Estime8011,215/
Jethim80130/
Jettim804/
Jeetim804/
Etheim803/
Getaim803/
Ethiem802/
Yetime802/
Jetiem801/
Eettim801/
Etimng801/
Estaim801/
Gedtim801/
Hestim801/
Heatim801/
Ettiom801/
Ettime800/
Atim75105,088/
Otim7560,853/
Itim754,056/
Esim753,336/
Etem752,395/
Etin752,248/
Ecim75332/
Ytim758/
Eimn751/
Eimd751/
Eimh751/
Eimt751/
Etjm751/
Etimova7396/
Ujietim7340/
Jetaime7319/
Yetisme737/
Estheim734/
Jestime732/
Heettim732/
Esteime731/
Estimme731/
Esttime731/
Uyietim731/
Etimgue731/
Heedtim731/
Im671,060,635/
Em6752,149/
Hatim6731,776/
Eteme675,628/
Etien673,651/
Eting671,330/
Echim67891/
Estin67862/
Yetimova67788/
Getem67738/
Othim67721/
Hesim67660/
Etina67523/
Hotim67459/
Getin67435/
Ettem67396/
Hetem67317/
Ethem67245/
Ettin67212/
Eteem67185/
Etuin67159/
Ethin67154/
Eutin67151/
Essim67144/
Estem67126/
Attim67107/
Ahtim6795/
Jetem6794/
Hetin6791/
Etgin6772/
Istim6769/
Yitim6759/
Aytim6745/
Athim6740/
Ittim6739/
Yotim6732/
Itaim6728/
Geitheim6725/
Atiem6724/
Eatin6721/
Aitim6721/
Ataim6718/
Itime6718/
Jitim6717/
Iotim6716/
Etemg6716/
Esiem6714/
Åheim6714/
Yetem6712/
Ottim6711/
Edtem679/
Aatim677/
Easim677/
Otiem677/
Ateim676/
Eteam676/
Hecim674/
Etion674/
Jet'aime674/
Jetimova674/
Eytin673/
Hetimova673/
Jettheim673/
Gitim673/
Edtin672/
Eisem672/
Eitem672/
Ietem672/
Adtim672/
Atimm672/
Heimg672/
Ithim672/
Hitim671/
Ejsim671/
Eytem671/
Gietheim671/
Aheim671/
Itimm671/
Itijm671/
Ujietime671/
Atuim671/
Itimg671/
O'Tim671/
Eisim671/
Eutem671/
Etind671/
Heetthim671/

Etim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Etim in the Georgian language
ეთიმetim-
Etim in the Hindi language
एतीमetima-
Etim in the Arabic language
إيتيمaytym-
ايتيمaytym-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Etim
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