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
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Effa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Effa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Effa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻓﺎ, Russian: Эффа) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Effa.
How Common Is The Last Name Effa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 58,991st most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 851,747 people. The last name Effa is predominantly found 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. It is also the 68,095th most numerous given name worldwide, held by 8,545 people.
This surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 4,250 people, or 1 in 4,887. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 66 percent reside, South Region, where 20 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 6 percent reside. Beside Cameroon it is found 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 Effa are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.5% registered with the political 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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