Efese Surname

823,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 337 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Efese Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Efese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1701:1,042,01643,672
DR Congo1501:492,53039,325
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Efese (68) may also be a first name.

Efese Last Name Facts

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

The last name Efese occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Efese click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Efese? popularity and diffusion

The surname Efese is the 823,466th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 21,624,765 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Efese live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,181,159th most commonly held forename worldwide. It is borne by 68 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 170 people, or 1 in 1,042,016. In Nigeria Efese is mostly concentrated in: Edo, where 88 percent are found, Lagos, where 9 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 1 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Efese exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 45 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Efesse9170/
Efiese914/
Efeseh912/
Efeise912/
Efes89227/
Effesse835/
Gefes80269/
Effes80141/
Efesi80134/
Eifes8059/
Afese8041/
Efose8033/
Ifese8027/
Efesa8023/
Efeje8021/
Efest8019/
Efece8018/
Ofese8017/
Hefes8014/
Efess807/
Efets806/
Efase805/
Efies804/
Efeze801/
Efege801/
Eafes801/
Heffesse7738/
Heffesee771/
Eaffesse771/
Effeesse771/
Efetsi73636/
Heffes73370/
Efesoy73276/
Eiffes73126/
Efedje7385/
Heufes7376/
Ifesie7375/
Afeseh7363/
Efeisi7353/
Afeese7346/
Hefets7336/
Afaese7328/
Efezeh7316/
Efoseh7316/
Efesoa7314/
Efessi7311/
Hefeez7310/
Afesse739/
Efeisa738/
Effesi736/
Ofoese736/
Effess736/
Efeish734/
Effesy734/
Efasee733/
Jfiese733/
Afeshe733/
Geffes732/
Ofeise732/
Ephese732/
Hedfes731/
Edfest731/
Hefhes731/
Efaeze731/
Ofesse731/
Esfeis731/
Hefise731/
Efedge731/
Efegeh731/
Efejed731/
Efeshi731/
Efeeza731/
Eifest730/
Effets730/
Effosse67114/
Heifets6788/
Efeiche6754/
Epheser6753/
Hoffese6747/
Heffess6743/
Ifes6740/
Ifesieh6730/
Haffese6720/
Efis6719/
Effeuze6717/
Efesova6712/
Aifeseh679/
Effesoa678/
Offoese676/
Heyfets675/
Efex674/
Effiges672/
Heffets672/
Effetts671/
Hefessa671/
Heefeez671/
O'Feese671/
Affesse671/
Efiessa671/
Efejdje671/
Yfes671/
Afesheh671/
Heffesh670/
Heffies670/

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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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  • 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 Efese
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