Efama Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Efama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Efama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon261:798,81055,510
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Efama (11) may also be a first name.

Efama Last Name Facts

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

Efama is most common in Cameroon. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Efama? popularity and diffusion

Efama is the 2,689,253rd most numerous surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname Efama is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Efama live; 52 percent live in Central Africa and 52 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread forename worldwide. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 798,810. In Cameroon Efama is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 92 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 4 percent are found and South Region, where 4 percent are found. Other than Cameroon Efama is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 46 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Efatma9111/
Effama911/
Efamah911/
Efamoa911/
Efoma80408/
Afama80121/
Efema8082/
Ifama8037/
Efamo8027/
Efame8013/
Ofama806/
Efami801/
Efamy800/
Affama73262/
Afamah73138/
Ifeama7370/
Efomah7366/
Afamai7338/
Effamy7328/
Effame7320/
Efuoma7317/
Aifama736/
Hefamo735/
Effema734/
Efemai733/
Hefema732/
Efhami732/
Ifaima731/
Afamau731/
Offama731/
Eufema731/
Ayfama731/
Hofama731/
Ofamah731/
Ifeamah6733/
Effomah6730/
Aifamas6724/
Affamah6718/
Efhaymi6711/
Ifamaya674/
Ifaamah671/
Afeamai671/
Efeitma671/
Effouma671/
Euphama670/

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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 Efama
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