Efa Surname
Approximately 9,069 people bear this surname
Efa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 3,381 | 1:28,851 | 3,488 |
| Bangladesh | 1,712 | 1:93,082 | 4,097 |
| Nigeria | 1,347 | 1:131,509 | 8,537 |
| Cameroon | 759 | 1:27,364 | 3,721 |
| Philippines | 586 | 1:172,761 | 28,026 |
| Indonesia | 209 | 1:632,771 | 49,860 |
| Russia | 185 | 1:779,044 | 64,443 |
| Portugal | 142 | 1:73,368 | 3,778 |
| India | 125 | 1:6,136,523 | 142,720 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Papua New Guinea | 78 | 1:104,535 | 14,121 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Iran | 52 | 1:1,476,587 | 59,047 |
| Solomon Islands | 36 | 1:16,112 | 3,051 |
| Germany | 28 | 1:2,875,195 | 137,699 |
| Kazakhstan | 26 | 1:680,096 | 45,825 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 25 | 1:45,427 | 166 |
| Ukraine | 24 | 1:1,896,779 | 136,831 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Mauritania | 17 | 1:240,874 | 11,443 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
Efa (23,878) may also be a first name.
Efa Demographics
Efa Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Efa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Efa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Efa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻓﺎ, Russian: Эфа) is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Efa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 55,961st most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 803,567 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Efa are found; 37 percent are found in East Africa and 37 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Efa is also the 33,161st most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 23,878 people.
The surname Efa is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 3,381 people, or 1 in 28,851. Besides Ethiopia it occurs in 46 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 19 percent are found and Nigeria, where 15 percent are found.
Efa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
Efa earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.66% more than the national average, earning $58,536 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Efa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Efa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﻓﺎ | afa | 87.5 |
| ﺍﻓﺎ | afa | 12.5 |
| Efa in the Russian language | ||
| Эфа | efa | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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