Efelo Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

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

Efelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Efelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603

Efelo (829) may also be a first name.

Efelo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Efelo occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Efelo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,558,593rd most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. The last name Efelo is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Efelo live; 78 percent live in Central Africa and 78 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Efelo is also the 283,643rd most widespread first name at a global level, held by 829 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 717,277. Other than The DR Congo it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent reside and Tanzania, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jefelos8312/
Efeeloo838/
Ifelo80789/
Afelo80476/
Efalo80447/
Efela80133/
Ofelo8078/
Efolo8049/
Efilo804/
Efeloitt771/
Hefela73216/
Ofoelo7334/
Ifeloa7332/
Effalo7332/
Ofelio7320/
Gefela739/
Efelia736/
Offelo734/
Aefela731/
Effilo731/
Ofeulo731/
Affelo731/
Offoelo6717/
Eufilio675/
Eufelia673/
Ofoeluo672/
Hefeleu671/
Yofelio671/
Afeeloo671/
Haefela670/

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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
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  • 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 Efelo
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