Efa'a Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Efa'a Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Efa'a Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1581:131,45014,816
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196

Efa'a Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Efa'a Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Efa'a occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Efa'a.

How Common Is The Last Name Efa'a? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,348,199th most commonly held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. The last name Efa'a is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Efa'a live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 75 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 158 people, or 1 in 131,450. In Cameroon Efa'a is most prevalent in: South Region, where 68 percent are found, Centre Region, where 31 percent are found and East Region, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon Efa'a exists in one country. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Efa'a
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