Feta Surname
Approximately 5,013 people bear this surname
Feta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,576 | 1:37,867 | 4,280 |
| Kosovo | 655 | 1:2,843 | 471 |
| Albania | 401 | 1:7,267 | 1,396 |
| Uganda | 312 | 1:125,126 | 11,730 |
| North Macedonia | 256 | 1:8,209 | 1,418 |
| Iran | 173 | 1:443,830 | 27,461 |
| Papua New Guinea | 142 | 1:57,421 | 7,328 |
| Romania | 81 | 1:247,875 | 23,462 |
| Bulgaria | 76 | 1:91,828 | 5,605 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Indonesia | 42 | 1:3,148,790 | 173,812 |
| Greece | 30 | 1:369,326 | 50,921 |
| United States | 25 | 1:14,498,357 | 517,445 |
| Benin | 24 | 1:430,650 | 30,545 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Serbia | 16 | 1:446,559 | 18,714 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Algeria | 8 | 1:4,828,944 | 49,535 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
The alternate forms: Féta (3) are calculated separately.
Feta (13,109) may also be a first name.
Feta Demographics
Feta Political Affiliation
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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 found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Féta. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Feta? popularity and diffusion
It is the 94,963rd most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,453,729 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Feta reside; 58 percent reside in East Africa and 51 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Feta is also the 50,975th most widespread given name at a global level It is held by 13,109 people.
The last name is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 2,576 people, or 1 in 37,867. Apart from Ethiopia this last name exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in Kosovo, where 13 percent live and Albania, where 8 percent live.
Feta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Feta has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Feta surname rose 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 with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the 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
Feta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Feta in the Oriya language | ||
| େଫତ | ephata | - |
| Feta in the Hindi language | ||
| फेता | pheta | 66.67 |
| फेटा | pheta | 33.33 |
| Feta in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﺘﻰ | fty | 50 |
| ﻓﺘﺎ | fta | 50 |
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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 Feta
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