Efeng Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Efeng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Efeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Efeng (2,214) may also be a first name.

Efeng Last Name Facts

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

The last name Efeng occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Efeng.

How Common Is The Last Name Efeng? popularity and diffusion

The surname Efeng is the 3,432,070th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name Efeng is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Efeng reside; 70 percent reside in West Africa and 70 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 158,936th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 2,214 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 7,701,859. In Nigeria Efeng is most frequent in: Akwa Ibom, where 48 percent live, Cross River, where 48 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 27 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Effeng91150/
Hefeng9120/
Yefeng9112/
Gefeng913/
Efengs911/
Efen89158/
Efng891/
Efengue83101/
Jiefeng838/
Jeffeng831/
Effieng831/
Gefen802,156/
Effen80156/
Efing80150/
Efenk8068/
Efend8065/
Ifeng8038/
Hefen8033/
Afeng8022/
Eafen809/
Efien804/
Efeun802/
Edfen801/
Ofeng801/
Eifen801/
Efeen801/
Effengue77148/
Aepfaeng77123/
Efn7531/
Efiong734,377/
Geffen731,189/
Effing73994/
Yifeng7349/
Gefing7343/
Effend7332/
Jifeng7325/
Heffen7311/
Geyfen7311/
Aifeng739/
Effien733/
Efyong731/
Etffng731/
Jiefen731/
Euffen731/
Afueng731/
Affeng731/
Hafeng731/
Efenke731/
Gefeen731/
Efendh731/
Eeffen730/
Hefien730/
Eifend730/
Effiong67212,831/
Giefing67822/
Efem67645/
Efin67147/
Hoefing6791/
Haifeng6777/
Ifen6751/
Huifeng6750/
Eefiong6732/
Efingue6715/
Heffing676/
Efnh672/
Gefn672/
Hefn672/
Juifeng671/
Yihfeng671/
Effings671/
Jeffing671/
Epffing671/
Effendh671/
Eifiong671/
Efne671/
Etfn671/
Eufn671/
Jfen671/
Hehefen671/
Eafn671/
Efyn671/
Efnx671/
Efnn671/
Efnd671/
Offieng671/
Afng671/
Efenova671/
Efén671/
Oeffing671/
Heffien671/
Efionng671/
Heffeen670/

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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 Efeng
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