Feta Surname

94,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,013 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Feta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Feta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,5761:37,8674,280
Kosovo6551:2,843471
Albania4011:7,2671,396
Uganda3121:125,12611,730
North Macedonia2561:8,2091,418
Iran1731:443,83027,461
Papua New Guinea1421:57,4217,328
Romania811:247,87523,462
Bulgaria761:91,8285,605
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
Greece301:369,32650,921
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Benin241:430,65030,545
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
India171:45,121,493474,784
Serbia161:446,55918,714
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Norway101:514,22941,629
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Algeria81:4,828,94449,535
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
France71:9,488,960336,266
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Féta (3) are calculated separately.

Feta (13,109) may also be a first name.

Feta Last Name Facts

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

Feta (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺘﻰ, Hindi: फेता, Oriya: େଫତ) is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Féta. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Feta? popularity and diffusion

Feta is the 94,963rd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,453,729 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Feta reside; 58 percent reside in East Africa and 51 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 50,975th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 13,109 people.

It is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 2,576 people, or 1 in 37,867. Besides Ethiopia it is found in 44 countries. It is also found in Kosovo, where 13 percent are found and Albania, where 8 percent are found.

Feta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Feta has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Feta last name increased 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Feta Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Feta surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Feta earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 34.92% less than the national average, earning 225,221 kr per year; in United States they earn 35.75% more than the national average, earning $58,575 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.66% less than the national average, earning $33,952 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Féta923/
Festa8922,245/
Fetai891,963/
Fetta89949/
Fetah89948/
Fetaj89722/
Fetha89477/
Fetau89293/
Feita89238/
Fetea89208/
Fejta89130/
Fetaz89108/
Fetaa8952/
Faeta8951/
Fetat8950/
Fetas8948/
Fieta8920/
Feuta8912/
Feeta8911/
Fehta899/
Fezta895/
Feyta894/
Feata893/
Fešta892/
Fetay892/
Fetga892/
Fheta891/
Foeta891/
Fettah809,437/
Fetahu803,006/
Feitas802,037/
Festas801,270/
Fietta80996/
Fetaih80483/
Fetaya8076/
Festaz8050/
Feitay8040/
Feshta8035/
Fetaud8034/
Feteau8018/
Fettas8018/
Fettai8015/
Fetais8012/
Fettat809/
Fethai806/
Fethat805/
Festta805/
Fetach804/
Fetaha803/
Feitoa803/
Feetta801/
Festad801/
Fetayh801/
Feytah801/
Feheta801/
Fietay801/
Feytas801/
Festaa801/
Fettaj801/
Fetass801/
Fethay801/
Fetuha801/
Feista801/
Feitah801/
Feitha801/
Festai801/
Fetait801/
Feteah801/
Fettha800/
Feitaz800/
Fechta800/
Fata7526,210/
Fita7511,675/
Fety755,754/
Fete755,556/
Veta755,126/
Fota755,015/
Feto752,930/
Feti751,068/
Fyta75285/
Fetj751/
Fetahaj731,052/
Fettach73831/
Fetouha73423/
Festeau73125/
Fechtah7383/
Feitais7368/
Fettaya7329/
Festaud7313/
Fetaova7310/
Festead734/
Feitaha732/
Feytaud732/
Fedteau731/
Feastea731/
Feateau731/
Faeteau731/
Festaha731/
Feteaud731/
Fethais731/
Fettass731/
Fettahe731/
Fettaha731/
Feeytay730/
Fatah6784,062/
Fatai6757,230/
Festo6722,531/
Fethi679,232/
Fatta674,528/
Feito674,209/
Fatha673,198/
Fetty672,477/
Fitas672,303/
Fetou672,035/
Fetoh671,977/
Fette671,951/
Fetih671,799/
Faita671,702/
Fotea671,433/
Fetti671,355/
Festi671,214/
Vetta67992/
Vetah67918/
Feteh67877/
Vieta67855/
Pheta67824/
Fitah67632/
Fajta67630/
Fotta67569/
Feste67559/
Feter67544/
Fetis67504/
Fitta67500/
Fetto67367/
Fytas67348/
Fetgo67339/
Feyte67333/
Fetet67323/
Fista67283/
Fojta67203/
Vetha67184/
Feitó67181/
Fetes67180/
Fethy67159/
Fuita67148/
Fethe67146/
Fatay67130/
Fetoo67122/
Feuti67118/
Feite67105/
Fettouha67100/
Fetot67100/
Veita6798/
Vaeta6795/
Fatau6790/
Fetui6782/
Fetey6781/
Fiete6773/
Feuto6773/
Veata6772/
Fotah6772/
Feyti6766/
Foľta6763/
Fotay6761/
Fatľa6756/
Fejti6748/
Fataï6747/
Fitat6742/
Feity6741/
Feteu6739/
Fayta6738/
Fotau6735/
Fetio6734/
Fitha6731/
Feyto6729/
Veeta6726/
Vetai6725/
Fešte6725/
Fataa6724/
Fatea6724/
Fitau6723/
Vetau6723/
Feete6722/
Fetie6722/
Fitaz6721/
Vetea6720/
Voeta6720/
Fieto6717/
Fehte6712/
Fiota6711/
Fahta6711/
Foita6710/
Fitai6710/
Fetés6710/
Feyty678/
Fétaz678/
Fetei678/
Hfata677/
Fehtahaj677/
Fhata676/
Fitea676/
Fotha676/
Fhota676/
Fitaś676/
Fujta675/
Faata675/
Fejto675/
Feate674/
Vetaa674/
Fetho674/
Foyta674/
Fetahova674/
Fetit674/
Fieti674/
Fetiz673/
Fetee672/
Feute672/
Feiti672/
Fytta672/
Fetaiová672/
Fetoš671/
Fhete671/
Fedte671/
F'Yta671/
Vedta671/
Fitay671/
Pfita671/
Vetay671/
Vfete671/
Fétas671/
Fétat671/
Faíta671/
Faïta671/
Feité671/
Fotai671/
Fietj671/
Feuty671/
Feïte671/
Fetedowa671/
Feteş671/
Fetté671/
Fetuy671/
Fetyi671/
Fitad671/
Fitoa671/
Fitet671/
Feastaus671/
Fjtaa671/
Faeto671/
Fetej671/
Fetyh671/
Feethaus670/
Feted670/

Feta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Feta in the Oriya language
େଫତephata-
Feta in the Hindi language
फेताpheta66.67
फेटाpheta33.33
Feta in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﺘﻰfty50
ﻓﺘﺎfta50

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