Efefe Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Efefe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Efefe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria691:2,567,28683,988
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191

Efefe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Efefe (Russian: Ефефе) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Efefe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Efefe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,943,350th most commonly held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Efefe are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 2,567,286. In Nigeria Efefe is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 100 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 23 percent live and Thailand, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Efeefe9115/
Yefefe914/
Efefeh911/
Efeife911/
Efefes910/
Efef897/
Afefe801,371/
Ifefe80324/
Ofefe80113/
Efefa80100/
Efife8027/
Efafe8023/
Efeev804/
Efofe804/
Effef801/
Efeef801/
Efeft801/
Efheffer773/
Efeiffer771/
Ewfewf732/
Afefey732/
Effeef731/
Afeafe731/
Hafefe731/
Effife731/
Efehef731/
Efeb6754/
Efev677/
Efew672/
Ofeeffe671/
Ifefiea671/
Haifefe671/
Effafee671/
Haffefe671/
Efjf671/
Jeffefy671/

Efefe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Efefe in the Russian language
Ефефеefefe-

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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 Efefe
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