Tesfamariam (Tigrinya: ተስፋማርያም, Amharic: ተስፋማርያም; from ተስፋ (tesifa) "hope" and ማርያም (mariyami) "Mary") is an Eritrean and Ethiopian 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
- ^ "Tesfamariam Surname Distribution". forebears.io. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
Approximately 58,461 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Eritrea; Highest density in: Eritrea
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