Tesfamariam Explained

Tesfamariam (ti|ተስፋማርያም, am|ተስፋማርያም; from ተስፋ (tesifa) "hope" and ማርያም (mariyami) "Mary") is an Eritrean^[1] 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

1. Web site: Tesfamariam Surname Distribution. forebears.io. 2018-08-08. Approximately 58,461 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Eritrea; Highest density in: Eritrea.