All over the world, Étape (Etapa 
, Tappa 
, Etappe 
) is quite a rare epicene first name. The first name Étape is characteristic of Mauritania, where it is quite a rare male name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare male name, and India, where it is a rare unisex name. More frequently, Étape is the last name as well as the forename.