Efeyan Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Efeyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Efeyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria791:2,242,31376,227
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
France41:16,605,680368,153

Efeyan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Efeyan occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Efeyan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Efeyan? popularity and diffusion

Efeyan is the 1,955,159th most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Efeyan live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Efeyan is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 2,242,313. In Nigeria Efeyan is mostly found in: Delta, where 87 percent live, Ondo, where 6 percent live and Ogun, where 5 percent live. Beside Nigeria Efeyan exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 9 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Efehan8347/
Afeyan8321/
Efeane8314/
Efayan832/
Efiyan831/
Efeian831/
Efeyene7716/
Efeyine773/
Effeian772/
Eufiyan771/
Efeyung771/
Jefeant770/
Efein7314/
Ifean738/
Efien734/
Efeun732/
Efeen731/
Efain731/
Ofean731/
Effeyong711/
Efeynova711/
Afiyan67179/
Afoyan6798/
Efayam6742/
Efajen676/
Afeyin674/
Afayan673/
Effien673/
Efijen673/
Ifeang673/
Ifeyin673/
Efayin672/
Ifiyan672/
Ifayan671/
Afuyan671/
Ofayan671/
Hifean671/
Efiyon671/
Hafeyn671/
Afeian671/
Ifeane671/
Gefeen671/
Effein671/
Efijan671/
Hefien670/

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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 Efeyan
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