Efe Surname

7,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74,668 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Efe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Efe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey57,7331:1,348194
Nigeria13,6651:12,9631,311
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
Philippines5251:192,83530,649
Northern Cyprus3641:87652
Germany3221:250,01727,129
Indonesia3141:421,17635,391
Iran1671:459,77628,116
France1471:451,85564,822
United States1021:3,553,519199,004
Portugal851:122,5685,627
Russia761:1,896,356120,402
Austria711:119,93616,774
England631:884,41445,970
Netherlands601:281,45334,544
Belgium531:216,91827,806
Australia471:574,37741,856
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Cyprus271:32,7733,506
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
India111:69,733,217610,955
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Greece101:1,107,97984,839
Kosovo101:186,1877,122
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Iceland61:63,3484,218
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Wales41:773,63329,106
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

The alternate forms: Éfe (28) are calculated separately.

Efe (42,411) may also be a first name.

Efe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Efe (Russian: Ефе) is most common in Turkey. It can be rendered as: Éfe. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Efe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Efe is the 7,597th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 97,599 people. The last name Efe occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Efe live; 70 percent live in West Asia and 70 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 21,186th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 42,411 people.

The surname is most widespread in Turkey, where it is held by 57,733 people, or 1 in 1,348. In Turkey Efe is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 13 percent are found, Denizli Province, where 7 percent are found and Bursa Province, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Turkey it exists in 81 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 18 percent are found and Ghana, where 1 percent are found.

Efe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Efe last name are 8.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.9% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Efe earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 26.11% more than the national average, earning $54,415 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.67% less than the national average, earning $45,871 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Éfe8928/
Effe86584/
Efet86324/
Efeh86266/
Yefe86258/
Eife86243/
Efie86234/
Efes86227/
Gefe86113/
Efer86103/
Jefe8692/
Efey8650/
Efea8647/
Efep8623/
Aefe8613/
Eufe8612/
Esfe8610/
Efed869/
Efhe869/
Efeu867/
Efee866/
Efei866/
Hefe864/
Eefe862/
Epfe862/
Oefe861/
Efge861/
Edfe861/
Ef803,015/
Hefer751,938/
Yeffe751,238/
Effer75495/
Geffe75415/
Eiffe75331/
Effeh75263/
Yefet75228/
Jeffe75166/
Effie75152/
Effet75146/
Effes75141/
Eifer75129/
Hefez75101/
Efeer7598/
Heffe7597/
Effey7571/
Esfer7571/
Eifes7559/
Etfer7559/
Hefei7538/
Jefer7529/
Efest7519/
Eyfer7514/
Hefes7514/
Jefet7514/
Effee7513/
Jesfe7513/
Yefei7512/
Yefeu7511/
Heife758/
Jefes757/
Efess757/
Haefe756/
Efets756/
Effed756/
Jeyfe755/
Aefea754/
Jefed753/
Efihe753/
Eefje753/
Efeih752/
Hoefe752/
Eufie752/
Gefei752/
Eefee752/
Gefea752/
Yefer752/
Yefes752/
Effea752/
Iefer751/
Heyfe751/
Hiefe751/
Efehd751/
Efeid751/
Efeit751/
Ewfer751/
Eyffe751/
Aaefe751/
Eifet751/
Effei751/
Efeet751/
Efffe751/
Eafea751/
Yoefe751/
Yefhe751/
Esfed751/
Esfei751/
D'Efe751/
Efieh751/
Efe'e751/
Hefet751/
Eefei751/
Jeefe751/
Edfet751/
Effhe751/
Eafes751/
Yesfe751/
Oepfe751/
Aefhe751/
Eaife751/
Edfer751/
Eafie751/
Jefei751/
Jefge751/
Heefe750/
Esfey750/
Eaffe750/
Efa679,069/
Afe675,013/
Efi673,231/
Ife672,593/
Heffer671,936/
Ofe671,124/
Hepfer67911/
Eff67860/
Heafey67503/
Heffes67370/
Jeffer67336/
Eew67221/
Eft67202/
Heffey67190/
Jeffes67185/
Hef67176/
Eev67170/
Eiffes67126/
Heefer67119/
Heffez67101/
Hefetz6796/
Heafer6774/
Esf6744/
Yeffet6743/
Heifer6742/
Eef6742/
Jeffet6739/
Hefets6736/
Heifet6730/
Eif6730/
Yeffey6727/
Heifez6724/
Ief6724/
Jeffey6721/
Jeffie6720/
Efy6719/
Hiefer6719/
Efh6717/
Jeafer6716/
Eiffer6715/
Edf6713/
Evf6712/
Eaf6711/
Euf6711/
Hefeez6710/
Effeit6710/
Jfe679/
Ehf679/
Ieffet679/
Efz678/
Ezf678/
Gef677/
Hechfe677/
Epf676/
Effess676/
Yfe676/
Ewf676/
Jeifer675/
Eeb675/
Efs675/
Efeish674/
Jeffee674/
Hoeffe674/
Eyf674/
Hefett673/
Heffie673/
Jiefei673/
Heufeu673/
Etf673/
Hoefie672/
Efp672/
Ijedfe672/
Jeuffe672/
Ejf672/
Efj672/
Oheefe671/
Jeefer671/
Hesfer671/
Hedfes671/
Hefoey671/
Jiefie671/
E'Feyd671/
Edfest671/
Haefeh671/
Haefey671/
Jeffeh671/
Effeet671/
Hefhes671/
Aiyefe671/
Jefess671/
Jeffed671/
Jiefer671/
Eifetz671/
Esfeis671/
Eafeeh671/
Echfer671/
Effehy671/
Ihefie671/
Effeah671/
Eaffee671/
Yeshfe671/
Effiey671/
Jefeer671/
Jepfey671/
Jesfer671/
Eifeit670/
Eifest670/
Eiffee670/
Effets670/
Evffie670/
Effett670/
Eiffie670/

Efe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Efe in the Russian language
Ефеefe-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Efe
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