Efemba Surname

664,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Efemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Efemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon4151:50,0466,550
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Efemba (20) may also be a first name.

Efemba Last Name Facts

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

Efemba is found most in Cameroon. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Efemba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Efemba is the 664,903rd most numerous family name internationally, held by around 1 in 16,158,638 people. The surname Efemba is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Efemba live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 62 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 20 people.

The last name Efemba is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 415 people, or 1 in 50,046. In Cameroon Efemba is most common in: South Region, where 67 percent are found, Centre Region, where 24 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Effemba9259/
Efamba83509/
Efimba83201/
Efembe8336/
Efemua8311/
Ofemba839/
Efomba832/
Afemba831/
Efemuae7722/
Efemuah775/
Efetmua771/
Yefimba771/
Ofoemba771/
Effambea7113/
Effember7110/
Ofamba671,184/
Efombo67459/
Ifomba67342/
Afamba67328/
Ofomba67144/
Ifamba6748/
Efimbe6738/
Efambo6725/
Ifembo6721/
Efimva672/
Efimbo671/
Efimbi671/
Afomba671/

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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 Efemba
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