Efeti Surname

358,318th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,012 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Efeti Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Efeti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon9981:20,8112,827
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Efeti (94) may also be a first name.

Efeti Last Name Facts

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

Efeti is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Efeti? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 358,318th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,201,132 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Efeti live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Efeti is also the 980,251st most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 94 people.

Efeti is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 998 people, or 1 in 20,811. In Cameroon Efeti is primarily concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 93 percent live, Centre Region, where 3 percent live and Littoral Region, where 3 percent live. Barring Cameroon this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Efetie9175/
Efetti911/
Efeiti911/
Effetti837/
Effeyti832/
Efete80423/
Efiti80178/
Efeta80122/
Efety802/
Ifeti801/
Efetha7316/
Effiti733/
Effety733/
Epheti731/
Efeity731/
Efeita731/
Hefety730/
Effeity6711/
Efetaya6711/
Efeteha671/
Effitie671/
Efoitip671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Efeti
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