Efao Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Efao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Efao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Efao (13) may also be a first name.

Efao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Efao is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Efao.

How Common Is The Last Name Efao? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most frequent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Efao is mostly found in Oceania, where 81 percent of Efao reside; 81 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 81 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held forename throughout the world, borne by 13 people.

The last name Efao is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Eastern Highlands, where 92 percent are found and West Sepik, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 13 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jefao894/
Effao893/
Esfao892/
Gefaou801/
Jefaou801/
Efoa7552/
Afao7522/
Ofao751/
Ifao751/
Efoua671,453/
Efo'o6716/
Affao6714/
Yfaot676/
Ofaho673/
Effoa673/
Jifao672/
Yfeao671/
Ifaho671/
Aefoa671/
Afa'o671/
Evaho671/
Esfahood671/
Ofaou671/
Efoha671/

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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 Efao
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