Efema Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Efema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Efema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon411:506,56340,818
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552

Efema (12) may also be a first name.

Efema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Efema occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Efema? popularity and diffusion

Efema is the 2,075,631st most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Efema are found; 76 percent are found in Central Africa and 76 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Efema is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 12 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 506,563. In Cameroon it is most common in: Southwest Region, where 56 percent are found, Centre Region, where 39 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 26 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Effema914/
Efemai913/
Hefema912/
Efemea911/
Eufema911/
Efemoha831/
Efemaya831/
Efeitma831/
Afema801,242/
Efoma80408/
Efeme80113/
Ofema8095/
Ifema8089/
Efama8052/
Efima8029/
Efemo8027/
Efemi8024/
Jeffemay771/
Heffemas770/
Eufemi73279/
Ifeama7370/
Efomah7366/
Ifeema7362/
Efiemi7333/
Jefima7325/
Effemi7321/
Efemey7320/
Effeme7317/
Effemy7314/
Yefima7313/
Afemai7310/
Efimoa737/
Aifema736/
Ifoema736/
Effemo734/
Ofemea733/
Ephema732/
Efemie732/
Effima732/
Ifemah732/
Afeema732/
Hofema731/
Efymoa731/
Affema731/
Efemeh731/
Efeimi731/
Efamah731/
Afemah731/
Efetmo731/
Efeumo731/
Effama731/
Efeimo731/
Efemio731/
Efemoh731/
Efemmi731/
Effemey6790/
Ifeamah6733/
Effomah6730/
Eiffima6711/
Efemets675/
Euphema674/
Effioma672/
Effemei671/
Afeamai671/
Effemme671/
Heufeme671/

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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 Efema
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