Efes Surname

1,085,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Niger

Efes Surname User-submission:

a) It derives from the Turkish word, efedim, which means 'my masterm, which derives from the Byzantine word, αυθέντης (affthedis), which means: 'master' or 'sir'

b) An ancestor was an inhabitant of the city of Ephesus, which in Turkish is called Efes

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Efes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1001:778,21438,497
Niger351:548,34314,024
Greece201:553,99069,165
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Efes (81) may also be a first name.

Efes Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

There are two possible explanations:

a) It derives from the Turkish word, efedim, which means 'my masterm, which derives from the Byzantine word, αυθέντης (affthedis), which means: 'master' or 'sir'

b) An ancestor was an inhabitant of the city of Ephesus, which in Turkish is called Efes

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Efes Last Name Facts

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

Efes (Russian: Эфес) is found most frequently in Turkey. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Efes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Efes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,085,744th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 32,103,727 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 49 percent of Efes live; 47 percent live in West Asia and 43 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Efes is also the 1,068,082nd most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 81 people.

Efes is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 778,214. In Turkey Efes is mostly concentrated in: Duzce Province, where 66 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 11 percent are found and Bolu Province, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Turkey Efes is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 15 percent are found and Greece, where 9 percent are found.

Efes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Efes has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Gefes89269/
Effes89141/
Eifes8959/
Efest8919/
Hefes8914/
Jefes897/
Efess897/
Efets896/
Aefes895/
Efies894/
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Efe8674,668/
Heffes80370/
Jeffes80185/
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Heufes8076/
Efesse8070/
Geifes8058/
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Effess806/
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Esfeis801/
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Efer75103/
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Ifes7540/
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Jeffies7317/
Efesova7312/
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Heyfets735/
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Jeffess731/
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Aeffies731/
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Heffesh730/
Heffies730/
Hefer671,938/
Affes67878/
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Afesh67823/
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Effer67495/
Geffe67415/
Eiffe67331/
Effeh67263/
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Effet67146/
Afess67136/
Eifer67129/
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Etfer6759/
Hofes6757/
Heffesse6738/
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Hyfes6734/
Ifese6727/
Efyts6719/
Efece6718/
Höfes6716/
Eyfer6714/
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Effex6712/
Gefis6712/
Ephes6711/
Afies6710/
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Effed676/
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Ofies672/
Afeas671/
Ofesh671/
Heyfe671/
Hiefe671/
Eaffesse671/
Efehd671/
Efeid671/
Efeit671/
Efeshova671/
Efessova671/
Ewfer671/
Eyffe671/
Eifet671/
Effis671/
Effei671/
Afeus671/
Efeet671/
Efffe671/
Eafea671/
Ifess671/
Esfed671/
Esfei671/
D'Efe671/
Effeesse671/
Efieh671/
Efisz671/
Efais671/
Efe'e671/
Gifes671/
Ofeis671/
Hefet671/
Eefei671/
Ifies671/
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Edfet671/
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Jfejs671/
Heefe670/
Esfey670/
Hifes670/
Eaffe670/

Efes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Efes in the Russian language
Эфесefes-

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