Tesfamariam
Tesfamariam (Tigrinya: ተስፋማርያም, Amharic: ተስፋማርያም; from ተስፋ (tesfa) "hope" and ማርያም (mariyami) "Mary") is an Eritrean[1] and Ethiopian[1] surname and given name. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
- Tesfamariam Bedho (1934–2002), Eritrean bishop of the Ethiopian Catholic Church
Surname
- Menghesteab Tesfamariam (born 1948), Eritrean bishop of the Eritrean Catholic Church
- Yohannes Gebremeskel Tesfamariam (born 1960), Ethiopian general
- Sophia Tesfamariam Yohannes Eritrean ambassador
References
- 1 2 "Tesfamariam Surname Distribution". forebears.io. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
Approximately 58,461 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Eritrea; Highest density in: Eritrea