Effam Surname
Approximately 90 people bear this surname
Effam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 65 | 1:2,725,273 | 87,396 |
| Benin | 11 | 1:939,600 | 46,216 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Effam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Effam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Effam is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Effam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,967,751st most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. The last name Effam is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Effam are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 2,725,273. In Nigeria Effam is most prevalent in: Edo, where 28 percent reside, Lagos, where 25 percent reside and Enugu, where 15 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 12 percent reside and Cameroon, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Effame | 91 | 20 | / |
| Efam | 89 | 396 | / |
| Affam | 80 | 399 | / |
| Effan | 80 | 115 | / |
| Effom | 80 | 33 | / |
| Iffam | 80 | 23 | / |
| Efame | 80 | 13 | / |
| Efham | 80 | 8 | / |
| Esfam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Offam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Effang | 73 | 309 | / |
| Heffan | 73 | 18 | / |
| Hoffam | 73 | 8 | / |
| Effoim | 73 | 4 | / |
| Effeum | 73 | 3 | / |
| Effane | 73 | 2 | / |
| Effand | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heffom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haffam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yoffam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Giffam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iffham | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afam | 67 | 3,694 | / |
| Efan | 67 | 666 | / |
| Ifam | 67 | 125 | / |
| Effoume | 67 | 49 | / |
| Ofam | 67 | 47 | / |
| Efom | 67 | 46 | / |
| Efamova | 67 | 7 | / |
| Effaing | 67 | 5 | / |
| Esfaham | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hoffamm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heyfham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoffham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoffaim | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Effam
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