Efekan Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Efekan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Efekan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey981:794,09638,963
Northern Cyprus331:9,6672,436
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Efekan (421) may also be a first name.

Efekan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Efekan (Hindi: ॅफेकन) has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Efekan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Efekan is the 1,369,340th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 45 percent of Efekan reside; 45 percent reside in West Asia and 45 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 418,786th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 421 people.

The surname is most numerous in Turkey, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 794,096. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Izmir Province, where 24 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 18 percent are found and Artvin Province, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Turkey it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 20 percent are found and Nigeria, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Efecan83517/
Efokan836/
Efekon831/
Ifekan831/
Efekong7716/
Afekhan771/
Ifeakan771/
Ifeakand711/
Ifakan6718/
Afakan6716/
Efikon671/
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Afokan671/
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Efekan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Efekan in the Hindi language
ॅफेकनephekana-

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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 Efekan
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