Effah Surname

22,561st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,073 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Effah Surname User-submission:

The surname Effah means 'warrior' or 'brave one'.

Effah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana22,7211:1,189191
Nigeria1,0081:175,73710,848
England1081:515,90832,533
United States981:3,698,561204,970
Canada381:969,62173,252
Cameroon291:716,17551,453
Ivory Coast221:1,048,69225,281
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
China21:683,660,78330,601
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Effah (3,046) may also be a first name.

Effah Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Effah means 'warrior' or 'brave one'.

- dave_effah1

Effah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Effah (Arabic: آفاه, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻓﺎﻩ) is found most frequently in Ghana. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Effah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Effah is the 22,561st most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 302,727 people. The surname Effah is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Effah are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Effah is also the 130,858th most widespread given name on earth, held by 3,046 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is carried by 22,721 people, or 1 in 1,189. Besides Ghana it is found in 35 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Effah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Effah last name are 5.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Effah earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.98% less than the national average, earning 207,707 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 23.21% less than the national average, earning R 182,472 per year; in United States they earn 11.08% less than the national average, earning $38,369 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.87% more than the national average, earning $60,052 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Effaha915/
Effeah911/
Heffah911/
Effa898,556/
Efah89664/
Heffadh831/
Effat8010,719/
Effad80828/
Iffah80687/
Affah80397/
Effoh80163/
Offah80135/
Ieffa8049/
Heffa8034/
Effai8030/
Geffa8029/
Efaha8023/
Ewffa8013/
Effay809/
Euffa808/
Aefah804/
Effoa803/
Effea802/
Edfah801/
Effaa801/
Aeffa801/
Effaz801/
Effau801/
Efahj801/
Efhah801/
Efaah801/
Efa759,069/
Effa'a7352/
Effatt7347/
Affaha737/
Offaha734/
Aefaih733/
Heffad732/
Haffah732/
Affaih732/
Eaffat732/
Effass732/
Heffat732/
Heiffa732/
Hefadh732/
Affaah731/
Eiffat731/
Heffas731/
Geffay731/
Efahas731/
Heffay730/
Efat672,841/
Affa671,703/
Afah671,204/
Efad671,065/
Ifah67767/
Effo67642/
Evah67553/
Efaz67542/
Efai67453/
Offa67307/
Iffa67228/
Ofah67167/
Hefa67119/
Efoh6787/
Efoa6752/
Efau6752/
Efea6747/
Efaa6742/
Gefa6739/
Iefa6721/
Efas6718/
Esfa6718/
Aefa6717/
Efaj6715/
Effioha678/
Eifa677/
Eyfa677/
Eafa675/
Etfa675/
Ewfa674/
Eefa672/
Yfah671/
Ejfa671/
Ehfa671/
Efay671/
Effeatz671/
Efga671/
Edfa671/
Eufa671/
Yffa671/
Evfa671/
Haiffah671/
Hefaidh671/

Effah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Effah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻓﺎﻩafah50
ﺃﻓﺎﻩafah50
Effah in the Arabic language
آفاهafah-
ايفاهayfah-

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