Eufemia Forename

11,413th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 87,858 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Peru

Eufemia Forename Definition:

A female name. Greek Εύφημία ‘auspicious speech’, hence ‘worship of the grand-daughter’, ‘honour’, or ‘good repute’. The name occurs in the apocryphal Acts of Peter (c. 200) as that of one of the four concubines of Agrippa the prefect, who were converted and suffered for their chastity.

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Eufemia Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines
 
99%
20,1631:5,258880
Mexico
100%
18,3531:6,764698
Peru
100%
12,6571:2,512469
Argentina
100%
4,3251:9,890647
Colombia
100%
4,0041:11,933997
Ecuador-3,8781:4,571531
United States
100%
2,7451:132,0725,402
Guatemala
100%
2,7151:5,933670
Venezuela
100%
2,5191:11,9901,209
Italy
100%
2,1461:28,4541,021
Honduras
100%
1,7881:4,931651
Chile
100%
1,7811:9,886758
Dominican Republic-1,7731:5,883830
Spain
100%
1,7251:26,9741,409
Nicaragua
100%
1,7131:3,513568
Panama
100%
1,2081:3,234614
Cuba-6461:17,8121,015
Namibia-6111:3,935630
Bolivia
100%
6071:17,4651,340
El Salvador-5751:11,029788
Brazil
100%
3221:665,33019,865
Paraguay
 
99%
2511:28,8321,510
Costa Rica
100%
2281:20,9121,408
Tanzania
100%
1751:301,64810,510
Indonesia
100%
1061:2,433,620118,562
India
100%
911:13,350,307362,955
Croatia
100%
801:52,7131,777
Belize
100%
691:5,1351,033
Canada
100%
661:502,02113,216
Nigeria
100%
561:3,170,79254,345
Portugal-551:189,2884,092
Germany
100%
541:1,790,33110,926
Uruguay
100%
531:64,6722,059
England
 
98%
421:1,323,87919,785
Puerto Rico-391:91,0331,824
South Africa
100%
251:2,181,30662,942
São Tomé and Príncipe
100%
231:8,3481,089
Aruba-211:4,942942
Sweden
100%
201:492,89512,671
Uganda
100%
161:2,559,80830,381
Taiwan-131:1,828,43749,694
Zambia-121:1,321,23317,217
Saudi Arabia-91:3,423,61814,711
Switzerland
100%
81:1,026,68712,013
Zimbabwe
100%
81:1,927,97754,057
Finland
100%
81:685,3987,121
Cape Verde-71:75,5932,885
American Samoa-61:9,3081,982
Australia-61:2,276,27019,652
United Arab Emirates-61:1,191,99940,353
Scotland
100%
61:891,7289,103
China-51:273,211,15675,889
Qatar-51:473,92138,106
Cameroon
100%
41:5,402,62668,032
Malaysia
 
67%
31:10,149,980208,386
France-31:22,156,78046,973
Trinidad and Tobago-21:680,71023,658
Denmark-21:2,824,74921,465
Singapore-21:3,143,52727,876
Oman-21:2,054,3348,531
Norway-21:2,566,16424,989
Bahrain-11:1,348,6737,854
Belgium
100%
11:11,490,04143,727
Turks and Caicos Islands-11:34,7071,398
Andorra-11:82,8871,356
Wales
100%
11:3,094,30916,222
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Equatorial Guinea-11:1,137,6891,044
Ethiopia-11:97,560,13329,608
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Poland
100%
11:38,027,1129,241
Mozambique-11:27,243,3575,091
Netherlands
100%
11:16,902,08343,152
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620

The alternate forms: Eufémia (146) & Eufêmia (2) are calculated separately.

Eufemia (950) may also be a surname.

Eufemia Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A female name. Greek Εύφημία ‘auspicious speech’, hence ‘worship of the grand-daughter’, ‘honour’, or ‘good repute’. The name occurs in the apocryphal Acts of Peter (c. 200) as that of one of the four concubines of Agrippa the prefect, who were converted and suffered for their chastity. It was also the name of a 4th-C Bithynian martyr who has a place in the Roman Calendar. Eufemia or Eupheme are found in England from about 1200, and by the 16th C it was usually shortened to Epham, Effum, or Effim. Lyford 1655 gives Eupheme, but by his time the name was probably confined to Scotland, where it still flourishes, often in the pet-form Effie, One of James Boswell’s dd. bore this name. A m. form Eyphemius occurs at Cambridge in 1629.

Eufemia Curia Regis Rolls 1205, 1210, 1221, Placita de Quo Warranto 1292, Feudal Aids 1284, 1346. Eufemmia Hundred Rolls 1270. Euphemia Feudal Aids 1346, Poll Tax of West Riding of Yorkshire 1379 1379. Epham Yorks Rec 1604.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

A female name. Greek Εύφημία ‘auspicious speech’, hence ‘worship of the grand-daughter’, ‘honour’, or ‘good repute’. The name occurs in the apocryphal Acts of Peter (c. 200) as that of one of the four concubines of Agrippa the prefect, who were converted and suffered for their chastity. It was also the name of a 4th-C Bithynian martyr who has a place in the Roman Calendar. Eufemia or Eupheme are found in England from about 1200, and by the 16th C it was usually shortened to Epham, Effum, or Effim. Lyford 1655 gives Eupheme, but by his time the name was probably confined to Scotland, where it still flourishes, often in the pet-form Effie, One of James Boswell’s dd. bore this name. A m. form Eyphemius occurs at Cambridge in 1629.

Eufemia Curia Regis Rolls 1205, 1210, 1221, Placita de Quo Warranto 1292, Feudal Aids 1284, 1346. Eufemmia Hundred Rolls 1270. Euphemia Feudal Aids 1346, Poll Tax of West Riding of Yorkshire 1379 1379. Epham Yorks Rec 1604.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Eufemia Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eufémia95146/
Eufêmia952/
Eufemija93280/
Heufemia937/
Eufemmia935/
Euffemia935/
Eufeemia934/
Eufhemia934/
Euifemia931/
Euefemia931/
Eufeamia931/
Eufeimia931/
Eufemiah931/
Eufemias931/
Eufemioa931/
Efemia92656/
Ufemia92488/
Eufehemia884/
D'Eufemia882/
Euphfemia881/
Eufemio8616,383/
Eufimia86206/
Eufamia8662/
Eufomia8635/
Aufemia8625/
Eufemea8620/
Uefemia8611/
Hufemia868/
Effemia864/
Yefemia862/
Efemiah862/
Evfemia862/
Eufymia862/
Oufemia862/
Eafemia861/
Efgemia861/
Eifemia861/
Esfemia861/
Eufemya861/
Epfemia861/
Ewfemia861/
Ufhemia861/
Ufeemia861/
Eufemja861/
Euphemia8020,737/
Eufimija807/
Efehemia803/
Eusfemio803/
Effiemia802/
Heufemio801/
Aufemiaa801/
Eufeemio801/
Eufeimio801/
Eufemmio801/
Euffemea801/
Euffemio801/
Euffimia801/
Eufiemio801/
Evfemija801/
Houfemia801/
Eufhemio801/
Efimia775,097/
Ofemia77537/
Ifemia77121/
Afemia7770/
Ufemio7760/
Efymia7718/
Efemio777/
Efamia776/
Efemía775/
Ufamia773/
Ufimia773/
Efemea773/
Efemya772/
Euphemiah75264/
Euphemmia756/
Euphaemia754/
Eupheemia754/
Eupheamia751/
Eupheimia751/
Euphemias751/
Euaphemia751/
Effimia711,988/
Ephemia71480/
Eufimio7157/
Efimija7136/
Uphemia7120/
Offemia7117/
Yofemia7115/
Aufamia7114/
Eufémio7113/
Oifemia718/
Eufimea717/
Effymia716/
Evfimia715/
Eufamio714/
Hufemio714/
Eufemeo713/
Gufemio713/
Hofemia713/
Ifemiah712/
Yefimia712/
Aufemio712/
Effýmia711/
Efimiea711/
Effamia711/
Edfemio711/
Eifamia711/
Eifemio711/
Eifimia711/
Avfemia711/
Esfimia711/
Eufêmea711/
Eufphimiah711/
Evfemio711/
Eyfimia711/
Afemiah711/
Afemija711/
Yefemya711/
Hufamia711/
Iofemia711/
Ifeamia711/
Ofeemia711/
Ofemiah711/
Euphamia67322/
Euphimia67319/
Euphomia6720/
Euphemio6714/
Ephemiah6713/
Euphymia679/
Eyphemia678/
Euphemea675/
Uephemia673/
Uphaemia673/
Euphémia671/
Edphemia671/
Epheemia671/
Ephiemia671/
Evphemia671/
Oufaimia671/
Hephemia671/
Ofehemia671/
Ouphemia671/
Guphemia671/
Ewufm671/

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