Efen Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Efen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Efen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia871:1,520,106102,006
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Efén (1) are calculated separately.

Efen (571) may also be a first name.

Efen Last Name Facts

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

Efen (Russian: Эфен) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It can be rendered as: Efén. For other potential spellings of Efen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Efen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,385,851st most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. The surname Efen occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Efen live; 59 percent live in Southeast Asia and 59 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 350,891st most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 571 people.

It is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 1,520,106. In Indonesia Efen is most numerous in: West Sumatra, where 60 percent live, East Nusa Tenggara, where 14 percent live and South Sumatra, where 11 percent live. Excluding Indonesia Efen occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 16 percent live and Germany, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Efén921/
Gefen892,156/
Effen89156/
Efenk8968/
Efend8965/
Efeng8933/
Hefen8933/
Eafen899/
Efien894/
Yefen892/
Efeun892/
Edfen891/
Jefen891/
Eifen891/
Efeen891/
Oefen890/
Efn8631/
Geffen801,189/
Effeng80150/
Jesfen8066/
Effend8032/
Hoefen8025/
Hefeng8020/
Jeffen8014/
Yefeng8012/
Heffen8011/
Geyfen8011/
Giefen808/
Haefen806/
Effien803/
Oeffen803/
Jiefen801/
Euffen801/
Gefeen801/
Efendh801/
Eeffen800/
Hefien800/
Eifend800/
Afen751,023/
Efem75645/
Ofen75389/
Efin75147/
Ifen7551/
Gefn752/
Hefn752/
Efnh752/
Efne751/
Yefn751/
Efnd751/
Efng751/
Efnn751/
Efyn751/
Eafn751/
Etfn751/
Eufn751/
Jfen751/
Efengue73101/
Jiefeng738/
Jesfend732/
Heffien731/
Gieffen731/
Efenova731/
Effendh731/
Jeffeng731/
Hehefen731/
Geiffen730/
Heffeen730/
Hafen672,325/
Offen672,193/
Effin67839/
Hefne67454/
Effem67276/
Hofen67268/
Efina67241/
Efing67150/
Effengue67148/
Efion67130/
Affen67124/
Ehven6775/
Isfen6759/
Afien6756/
Ofien6750/
Ifeng6738/
Häfen6735/
Ephen6729/
Afeen6725/
Afuen6724/
Aifen6712/
Yefin6711/
Gefin6710/
Jefin679/
Hefin677/
Höfen677/
Yofen677/
Efyon676/
Yifen676/
Iffen676/
Jifen676/
Aefin675/
Effne675/
Edfne673/
Hefhn672/
Ofenn672/
Hyfen672/
Gifen672/
Opfen671/
Heffn671/
Hifen671/
Efind671/
Haefn671/
Aafen671/
Afenn671/
Ifaen671/
Iifen671/
Ifien671/
Ofeen671/
Öffen671/
Esfin671/
Eufin671/
Effehene671/
Yfaen671/
Yfenh671/
Effnk671/
Efemk671/
Hefnt671/
Eefin670/
Gefnn670/

Efen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Efen in the Russian language
Эфенefen-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Efen
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