Efama Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Efama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 26 | 1:798,810 | 55,510 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
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
The surname Efama is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Efama.
How Common Is The Last Name Efama? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,689,253rd most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Efama reside; 52 percent reside in Central Africa and 52 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Efama is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 11 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 798,810. In Cameroon Efama is most common in: Centre Region, where 92 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 4 percent reside and South Region, where 4 percent reside. Beside Cameroon it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 46 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Efatma | 91 | 11 | / |
| Effama | 91 | 1 | / |
| Efamah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Efamoa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Efoma | 80 | 408 | / |
| Afama | 80 | 121 | / |
| Efema | 80 | 82 | / |
| Ifama | 80 | 37 | / |
| Efamo | 80 | 27 | / |
| Efame | 80 | 13 | / |
| Ofama | 80 | 6 | / |
| Efami | 80 | 1 | / |
| Efamy | 80 | 0 | / |
| Affama | 73 | 262 | / |
| Afamah | 73 | 138 | / |
| Ifeama | 73 | 70 | / |
| Efomah | 73 | 66 | / |
| Afamai | 73 | 38 | / |
| Effamy | 73 | 28 | / |
| Effame | 73 | 20 | / |
| Efuoma | 73 | 17 | / |
| Aifama | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hefamo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Effema | 73 | 4 | / |
| Efemai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hefema | 73 | 2 | / |
| Efhami | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ifaima | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afamau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Offama | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eufema | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayfama | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hofama | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofamah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ifeamah | 67 | 33 | / |
| Effomah | 67 | 30 | / |
| Aifamas | 67 | 24 | / |
| Affamah | 67 | 18 | / |
| Efhaymi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ifamaya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ifaamah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afeamai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Efeitma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Effouma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Euphama | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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