Efah Surname

496,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 664 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Efah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Efah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Nigeria2361:750,60534,037
Cameroon921:225,75122,624
Mauritania201:204,74310,209
England111:5,065,278148,650
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Efah (586) may also be a first name.

Efah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Efah Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Efah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻓﺎﻩ) is held by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Efah.

How Common Is The Last Name Efah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 496,702nd most frequent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 10,975,220 people. Efah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Efah are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 345,673rd most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 586 people.

The surname Efah is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is held by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Not including Ghana this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 36 percent reside and Cameroon, where 14 percent reside.

Efah Last Name Statistics demography

Efah earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.45% more than the national average, earning $51,975 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Effah8924,073/
Efaha8923/
Aefah894/
Edfah891/
Efahj891/
Efhah891/
Efaah891/
Efa869,069/
Effaha805/
Aefaih803/
Hefadh802/
Efahas801/
Heffah801/
Effeah801/
Effa758,556/
Efat752,841/
Afah751,204/
Efad751,065/
Ifah75767/
Evah75553/
Efaz75542/
Efai75453/
Ofah75167/
Hefa75119/
Efoh7587/
Efau7552/
Efoa7552/
Efea7547/
Efaa7542/
Gefa7539/
Iefa7521/
Esfa7518/
Efas7518/
Aefa7517/
Efaj7515/
Eyfa757/
Eifa757/
Etfa755/
Eafa755/
Ewfa754/
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Ejfa751/
Yfah751/
Edfa751/
Evfa751/
Efay751/
Ehfa751/
Efga751/
Eufa751/
Hefaidh731/
Heffadh731/
Effat6710,719/
Afaha671,527/
Effad67828/
Iffah67687/
Affah67397/
Aifah67347/
Efa'a67165/
Effoh67163/
Offah67135/
Hefaj6776/
Heufa6761/
Ieffa6749/
Haefa6737/
Heffa6734/
Effai6730/
Geffa6729/
Esfad6724/
Ahfah6718/
Hifah6718/
Hefau6716/
Hafah6714/
Ewffa6713/
Heifa6712/
Hofah6711/
Hefaz6710/
Ifaha6710/
Effay679/
Efaat679/
Euffa678/
Afaah678/
Ofaha678/
Efouh677/
Ephah677/
Hefad676/
Aafah675/
Jifah674/
Aefea674/
Esfat673/
Ifash673/
Jiefa673/
Effoa673/
Ifahy673/
Eefap673/
Efeih672/
Eifat672/
Efaai672/
Jeefa672/
Eifoh672/
Gefea672/
Effea672/
Efhad672/
Hedfa672/
Eifai672/
Hevah671/
Ehfaj671/
Eefaa671/
Efaaj671/
Efast671/
Etfat671/
Aeffa671/
Heyfa671/
Edfoh671/
Effau671/
Eafea671/
Gejfa671/
Essfa671/
Esfai671/
Esfas671/
Aepfa671/
Eafat671/
Effaa671/
Effaz671/
Efais671/
Efatt671/
Eefad671/
Eefat671/
Ifaah671/
Heefa671/
Awfah671/
Ewfoh671/
Gefaa671/
Aefau671/
Ehfai671/
Hiefa670/
Efass670/

Efah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Efah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻓﺎﻩafah68.97
ﺃﻓﺎﻩafah27.59
ﺍﻟﻔﺎﻩalfah3.45

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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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  • 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 Efah
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