Efata Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Efata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Efata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania581:912,78644,301
Indonesia531:2,495,268147,726
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

The alternate forms: Efatá (2) are calculated separately.

Efata (277) may also be a first name.

Efata Last Name Facts

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

The surname Efata has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as a variant: Efatá. For other potential spellings of Efata click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Efata? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,403,590th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,016,425 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Efata reside; 43 percent reside in East Africa and 43 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 533,704th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 277 people.

The surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 912,786. In Tanzania Efata is mostly found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 69 percent are found, Arusha Region, where 16 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 7 percent are found. Beside Tanzania it is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 34 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Efatá932/
Efatha915/
Hefata914/
Efatas911/
Effatat831/
Efati805,677/
Afata80318/
Efota80198/
Ofata80124/
Efeta80122/
Ifata80104/
Efaty8025/
Efate809/
Efato804/
Hefatash771/
Jefatash771/
Apfata731,035/
Ephata731,015/
Effati73431/
Afatah73368/
Affata7335/
Ofaita7322/
Efatih737/
Ofataa737/
Effate736/
Ifatah736/
Afataa735/
Afatai735/
Yofata732/
Gefato732/
Ifatta732/
Afatta731/
Efaite731/
Efatei731/
Effaty731/
Efouta731/
Afatay731/
Ifataj731/
Gefate731/
Ofaata731/
Ifatay731/
Ifatai731/
Efeita731/
Efatte731/
Ifatha731/
Yifata731/
Heffastay710/
Afattah672,019/
Jephata6713/
Hifatah675/
Ajfaita674/
Ephatha674/
Ifatais673/
Haifata671/
Effatte671/
Affatta671/
Esfatiy671/
Ofata'a671/
Eefathe671/
Iffatha671/
Iffatat671/
Iffatah671/
Ephatas671/

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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
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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 Efata
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