Ettah Surname

95,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,000 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ettah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ettah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,8071:36,8512,975
Cameroon1241:167,49217,964
Mauritania351:116,9966,922
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Ettah (2,735) may also be a first name.

Ettah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ettah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻩ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ettah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 95,185th most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,457,509 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ettah live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 139,808th most widespread first name in the world, held by 2,735 people.

It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 4,807 people, or 1 in 36,851. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 76 percent live, Akwa Ibom, where 7 percent live and Lagos, where 4 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 percent live and Mauritania, where 1 percent live.

Ettah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ettah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ettah last name rose 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ettah Last Name Statistics demography

Ettah earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hettah9115/
Ettaih914/
Etttah912/
Ettaph911/
Ettath911/
Eattah911/
Eittah911/
Etta8914,699/
Etah892,408/
Attah8076,847/
Ottah804,078/
Hetta801,659/
Getta801,057/
Ittah80811/
Ettaj80461/
Hetah80380/
Eitah80248/
Ettay80241/
Ettai80182/
Eitta80169/
Ettoh80162/
Etaha8068/
Ietta8058/
Eytah8048/
Etoth8032/
Ettta8017/
Eatta8013/
Eetta8012/
Ettap806/
Ehtah805/
Ethah804/
Aetah804/
Ettad803/
Ettat803/
Etach803/
Estta802/
Ettea802/
Ettha802/
Eztah801/
Ettaa801/
Eïtah801/
Ettaï801/
Etaih801/
Etash801/
Hettasch7751/
Eta7528,814/
Hattah73423/
Hettat73205/
Hittah73199/
Ettais73136/
Hetahu7339/
Attaha7328/
Atttah7322/
Attaih7320/
Hetaah7319/
Attahy7318/
Geteah7317/
Attahu7316/
Etheah7315/
Haetta7313/
Jittah7312/
Hetaha7311/
Hettad7310/
Ittaha7310/
Hottah738/
Heatta738/
Aittah737/
Estash736/
Heitah736/
Gettaa735/
Attaah735/
Etteih733/
Otttah733/
Aattah733/
Eytahe732/
Jeetta732/
Gettay732/
Ittahs732/
Ottaha732/
Ottaah732/
Eatash732/
Attauh732/
Eattas731/
Eettaa731/
Etahah731/
Ettaay731/
Geetta731/
Estach731/
Idttah731/
Hietah731/
Heetah731/
Heitta731/
Haetah731/
Ettaaj731/
Ettaas731/
Ethaha731/
Ethtay731/
Adttah731/
Hetash731/
Etthad731/
Hettas731/
Ethoth731/
Ettouh731/
Ittach731/
Esttea730/
Atta67227,479/
Geta6718,099/
Atah676,315/
Otah675,710/
Etoh675,341/
Otta675,155/
Heta675,076/
Etap674,752/
Etoa674,535/
Esta674,076/
Eita673,855/
Etay672,941/
Itta672,882/
Itah671,992/
Ytah671,315/
Eata67775/
Etho67704/
Etot67680/
Etto67662/
Eeta67634/
Etea67431/
Etai67420/
Etau67405/
Etas67396/
Etha67373/
Oeta67310/
Aeta6786/
Jtta6739/
Etaa6738/
Etat6736/
Ehta6725/
Etad6723/
Euta6720/
Ieta6718/
Attahey6718/
Getteau6716/
Etaj6710/
Attahyi674/
Ytta673/
Heahtta672/
Eastach671/
Eastaph671/
Heutaha671/
Ejtahaj671/
Ehthash671/
Etga671/
Aitttah671/
Eyta671/
Yittach671/
Edta671/

Ettah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ettah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻩaltah63.16
ﺍﺗﺎﻩatah21.05
ﺃﺗﺎﻩatah10.53
ﺍﻧﺘﺎﻩantah5.26

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Footnotes

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