Efang Surname

842,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Efang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Efang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2621:79,2719,721
Nigeria611:2,903,98091,283
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Efang (37) may also be a first name.

Efang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Efang is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Efang? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 842,714th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,354,435 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Efang reside; 80 percent reside in Central Africa and 80 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Efang is also the 1,688,769th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 37 people.

It is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 262 people, or 1 in 79,271. In Cameroon Efang is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 37 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 29 percent are found and Centre Region, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon Efang occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 19 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Yefang9138/
Hefang9124/
Gefang912/
Jefang912/
Efangh911/
Eufang911/
Efan89666/
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Yepfang831/
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Ofang8083/
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Efgan8028/
Hefan8021/
Efant8010/
Iefan809/
Gefan807/
Epfan804/
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Eafan802/
Efand802/
Edfan802/
Eifan801/
Efaan801/
Efa'n801/
Efain801/
Esfand732,880/
Effong73462/
Affang73368/
Heifan73238/
Yifang7395/
Șțefan7343/
Efoung7322/
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Heffan7318/
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Efeane7314/
Echfan737/
Offang737/
Jifang737/
Gifang735/
Ifaung734/
Afaung733/
Ifeang733/
Eefong733/
Efoing733/
Oifang733/
Effane732/
Hofang731/
Gehfan731/
Ifaing731/
Ifangh731/
Gefong731/
Eifand731/
Esfank731/
Afanng731/
Efasin731/
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Hefong731/
Effand731/
Jeefan731/
Hefane731/
Effangová711/
Efanova6710,097/
Ifan672,247/
Efon671,194/
Efam67396/
Effoing6768/
Huifang6730/
Eiffong6719/
Haifang676/
Ieffong676/
Yfan674/
Efffong673/
Heffong671/
Eashfan671/
Eefeing671/
Gehfahn671/
Gehfain671/
Aeffong671/
Euffong671/
Jipfang671/
Oifgang671/
Efongue671/
Jayfang671/
Effeing671/
Gaifang671/
Afffang671/
Jfan671/
Hoifang671/

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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 Efang
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