Effa Surname
Approximately 8,556 people bear this surname
Effa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 4,250 | 1:4,887 | 588 |
| Nigeria | 2,050 | 1:86,411 | 6,059 |
| Ghana | 762 | 1:35,460 | 4,134 |
| India | 424 | 1:1,809,116 | 64,170 |
| Gabon | 404 | 1:4,676 | 852 |
| United States | 147 | 1:2,465,707 | 151,024 |
| Ivory Coast | 83 | 1:277,967 | 10,712 |
| Canada | 74 | 1:497,913 | 42,460 |
| Russia | 67 | 1:2,151,090 | 130,958 |
| Malaysia | 47 | 1:627,537 | 30,158 |
| Germany | 44 | 1:1,829,670 | 103,431 |
| France | 41 | 1:1,620,066 | 149,911 |
| Chile | 24 | 1:734,020 | 16,565 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Uruguay | 11 | 1:311,978 | 20,848 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Effa (8,545) may also be a first name.
Effa Demographics
Average Effa Salary in
United States
$46,434 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Effa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Effa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Effa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻓﺎ, Russian: Эффа) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Effa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Effa? popularity and diffusion
Effa is the 58,991st most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 851,747 people. The last name Effa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Effa are found; 54 percent are found in Central Africa and 50 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Effa is also the 68,095th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 8,545 people.
The surname Effa is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 4,250 people, or 1 in 4,887. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 66 percent reside, South Region, where 20 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 6 percent reside. Not including Cameroon this surname occurs in 42 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 24 percent reside and Ghana, where 9 percent reside.
Effa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Effa surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.5% being registered with the party.
The amount Effa earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.61% more than the national average, earning $46,434 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.93% less than the national average, earning $49,222 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Effa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Effa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻓﺎ | afa | 50 |
| ﺍﻓﻰ | afy | 50 |
| Effa in the Russian language | ||
| Эффа | effa | - |
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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 Effa
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