Etir Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Etir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Etir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya631:733,01430,691
Uganda421:929,50741,540
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

Etir (430) may also be a first name.

Etir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Etir is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Etir? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,683,218th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Etir live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 47 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Etir is also the 413,955th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 430 people.

The surname Etir is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 733,014. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Trans Nzoia County, where 76 percent live, Nakuru County, where 6 percent live and Turkana County, where 6 percent live. Barring Kenya Etir exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 36 percent live and Algeria, where 3 percent live.

Etir Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Etire89486/
Etier89353/
Getir89223/
Ettir89206/
Yetir8920/
Etair8913/
Estir897/
Eteir894/
Ethir893/
Jetir893/
Hetir891/
Eitir891/
Ethier8010,903/
Ettair80546/
Hetier80272/
Eytier80154/
Hestir8064/
Ettire8041/
Heytir8028/
Ethair8016/
Hethir8010/
Etheir806/
Edthir806/
Etaire805/
Ehtier804/
Eathir803/
Estair802/
Eteire802/
Ethitr801/
Jetair801/
Yettir801/
Eitier801/
Ethire801/
Eistir801/
Eshtir801/
Ettier800/
Atir752,517/
Eter751,016/
Etre75302/
Itir75143/
Otir757/
Etjr751/
Jtir751/
Estaire73169/
Esteire7322/
Hettier7312/
Eithier738/
Hoetier735/
Heithir733/
Heutier732/
Hethier732/
Heitoir731/
Eathier731/
Heitier731/
Eshtair731/
Gettior730/
Jeter6716,711/
Yeter6714,617/
Etter6712,989/
Ester6712,284/
Geter677,107/
Ether672,060/
Heter671,578/
Eiter671,389/
Itier671,285/
Attir671,077/
Etere67502/
Aeter67360/
Hetre67174/
Hatir67141/
Yetre67119/
Athir67116/
Oeter6799/
Ytier6764/
Aatir6763/
Etger6759/
Euter6757/
Otier6753/
Eteer6752/
Itire6748/
Ottir6744/
Hitir6741/
Atair6731/
Ettre6723/
Hotir6722/
Eyter6716/
Othir6716/
Atier6713/
Istir6711/
Ateir6711/
Atirr6711/
Gitir677/
Otair676/
Eitre676/
Heithier674/
Yotir674/
Eater673/
Ittir673/
Jetre673/
Etreh673/
Estér673/
Aitir673/
Ehter672/
Eeter672/
Otoir672/
Oteir672/
Ithir671/
Eetre671/
Itair671/
Aytir671/
Haethier671/
Eşter671/
Ahtir671/
Otirr671/
Ytair671/
Etert671/
Getjr671/
Jytir671/
Itoir671/
Heathier670/
Ieter670/
Otuir670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Etir
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