Effa Surname

58,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,556 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Gabon

Effa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Effa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon4,2501:4,887588
Nigeria2,0501:86,4116,059
Ghana7621:35,4604,134
India4241:1,809,11664,170
Gabon4041:4,676852
United States1471:2,465,707151,024
Ivory Coast831:277,96710,712
Canada741:497,91342,460
Russia671:2,151,090130,958
Malaysia471:627,53730,158
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
France411:1,620,066149,911
Chile241:734,02016,565
Singapore211:262,27211,611
England161:3,482,379114,324
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
China21:683,660,78330,601
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Effa (8,545) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Effah8924,073/
Effat8910,719/
Jeffa89904/
Effad89828/
Yeffa89155/
Ieffa8949/
Heffa8934/
Effai8930/
Geffa8929/
Ewffa8913/
Effay899/
Euffa898/
Effoa893/
Effea892/
Aeffa891/
Effau891/
Effaa891/
Effaz891/
Efa869,069/
Jeffah80134/
Jeffas8081/
Jeffay8061/
Effa'a8052/
Effatt8047/
Jeffat8019/
Effaha805/
Eaffat802/
Heffad802/
Effass802/
Heffat802/
Heiffa802/
Geffay801/
Jeffai801/
Heffah801/
Eiffat801/
Effaja801/
Heffas801/
Effeah801/
Heffay800/
Jefa753,111/
Efat752,841/
Effi751,718/
Affa751,703/
Efad751,065/
Efah75664/
Effo75642/
Effe75584/
Efaz75542/
Efai75453/
Yefa75387/
Offa75307/
Iffa75228/
Hefa75119/
Efau7552/
Efoa7552/
Efea7547/
Efaa7542/
Gefa7539/
Effy7533/
Iefa7521/
Esfa7518/
Efas7518/
Aefa7517/
Efaj7515/
Eyfa757/
Eifa757/
Etfa755/
Eafa755/
Ewfa754/
Eefa752/
Ejfa751/
Edfa751/
Yffa751/
Evfa751/
Efay751/
Ehfa751/
Efga751/
Eufa751/
Jeffash7310/
Effioha738/
Effeatz731/
Heffaia731/
Heffadh731/
Iffat675,164/
Effio673,296/
Hoffa671,734/
Iffah67687/
Haffa67551/
Effer67495/
Geffe67415/
Affah67397/
Eiffe67331/
Geffi67269/
Effeh67263/
Aiffa67234/
Efa'a67165/
Effoh67163/
Effie67152/
Effet67146/
Effes67141/
Offah67135/
Yeffo67132/
Effih67106/
Heffe6797/
Hefaj6776/
Effey6771/
Yoffa6762/
Heufa6761/
Heffy6756/
Effou6754/
Jeifa6748/
Effoi6742/
Heffi6741/
Hiffa6739/
Haefa6737/
Efaya6736/
Jeffo6735/
Yefai6735/
Jiffa6724/
Esfad6724/
Efaha6723/
Affaa6719/
E'Efa6719/
Jeffeaux6718/
Hefau6716/
Effee6713/
Effot6713/
Heifa6712/
Heffo6712/
Jefah6711/
Hefaz6710/
Oiffa6710/
Efaat679/
Affai678/
Offai677/
Giffa677/
Aïffa677/
Ioffa676/
Effed676/
Geffé676/
Hefad676/
Aefah674/
Eaffy674/
Aefea674/
Eaefa674/
Esfat673/
Effit673/
Iffad673/
Geffy673/
Jiefa673/
Eefap673/
Eifat672/
Efaai672/
Offay672/
Offea672/
Jeefa672/
Jefas672/
Gefea672/
Yiffa672/
Yepfa672/
Efhad672/
Iffai672/
Yesfa672/
Hedfa672/
Eifai672/
Jehfa671/
Hjefa671/
Eaifa671/
Ehfaj671/
Eefaa671/
Efaaj671/
Efaja671/
Efast671/
Effos671/
Etfat671/
Eyffe671/
Aaffa671/
Affha671/
Effis671/
Heyfa671/
Effei671/
Efffe671/
Eafea671/
Edfah671/
Iefat671/
Ieffi671/
Ieffo671/
Jefad671/
Jesfa671/
Yoefa671/
Yffat671/
Gejfa671/
Essfa671/
Esfai671/
Esfas671/
Affau671/
Affay671/
Affaï671/
Aepfa671/
Eafat671/
Efais671/
Efatt671/
Eefad671/
Eefat671/
Aîffa671/
Efahj671/
Eefah671/
Offha671/
Heefa671/
Efffi671/
Effhe671/
Effii671/
Effod671/
Efhah671/
Gefaa671/
Aefau671/
Effui671/
Efaah671/
Ehfai671/
Iffap671/
Hiefa670/
Eaffe670/
Efass670/

Effa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Effa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻓﺎafa50
ﺍﻓﻰafy50
Effa in the Russian language
Эффаeffa-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Effa
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