Efem Surname

507,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Efem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Efem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5651:313,52717,352
Turkey521:1,496,56658,441
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Northern Cyprus111:29,0016,098
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Efem (240) may also be a first name.

Efem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Efem (Russian: Эфэм) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Efem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 507,898th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 11,298,521 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Efem are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 577,234th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 240 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 565 people, or 1 in 313,527. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 66 percent live, Akwa Ibom, where 7 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Efem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Efem last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

Efem earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.99% less than the national average, earning $28,482 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Effem89276/
Efeme89113/
Efgem8939/
Efiem899/
Efemk891/
Effgem80106/
Effiem8055/
Effeme8017/
Effeum803/
Heffem802/
Geffem801/
Ofem7522,300/
Ifem75337/
Efim75273/
Efen75158/
Afem7572/
Efym7556/
Yfem751/
Efne751/
Efemova7316/
Effemme731/
Gefen672,156/
Efiom671,078/
Offem67763/
Ifeme67655/
Effim67551/
Hefne67454/
Effen67156/
Efime67136/
Hofem67121/
Efenk6768/
Efend6765/
Efeng6733/
Hefen6733/
Jefim6725/
Yefim6722/
Ephem6710/
Eafen679/
Ofiem677/
Effne675/
Efien674/
Ifiem673/
Edfne673/
Afiem672/
Efeun672/
Affem671/
Efeen671/
Ofeim671/
Aafem671/
Eifen671/
Edfen671/

Efem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Efem in the Russian language
Эфэмefem-

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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 Efem
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