Effe Surname

547,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Effe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Effe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2281:776,94234,923
Germany1051:766,71957,066
Italy651:940,87268,025
Congo551:90,7117,856
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Finland111:499,70030,478
France101:6,642,272293,169
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Effe (568) may also be a first name.

Effe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Effe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻑ, Russian: Эффе) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Effe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 547,713th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 12,478,675 people. The last name Effe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 51 percent of Effe reside; 40 percent reside in West Africa and 39 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 351,990th most widespread first name in the world, held by 568 people.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 228 people, or 1 in 776,942. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 59 percent reside, Cross River, where 9 percent reside and Delta, where 7 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 37 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 18 percent reside and Italy, where 11 percent reside.

Effe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Effe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Effe surname declined 17 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Effe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Effe surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yeffe891,238/
Effer89495/
Geffe89415/
Eiffe89331/
Effeh89263/
Jeffe89166/
Effie89152/
Effet89146/
Effes89141/
Heffe8997/
Effey8971/
Effee8913/
Effed896/
Effea892/
Eyffe891/
Effei891/
Efffe891/
Effhe891/
Eaffe890/
Efe8674,668/
Eff86860/
Heffer801,936/
Heffes80370/
Jeffer80336/
Heffey80190/
Jeffes80185/
Eiffes80126/
Heffez80101/
Yeffet8043/
Jeffet8039/
Yeffey8027/
Jeffey8021/
Jeffie8020/
Eiffer8015/
Effeit8010/
Ieffet809/
Effess806/
Jeffee804/
Hoeffe804/
Heffie803/
Jeuffe802/
Jeffeh801/
Effeet801/
Jeffed801/
Effehy801/
Effeah801/
Eaffee801/
Effiey801/
Eiffee800/
Effets800/
Evffie800/
Effett800/
Eiffie800/
Effa758,556/
Effi751,718/
Offe751,344/
Affe75387/
Efet75324/
Heff75288/
Eiff75271/
Efeh75266/
Yefe75258/
Eife75243/
Efie75234/
Efes75227/
Effs75183/
Gefe75113/
Efer75103/
Jefe7592/
Efey7550/
Efea7547/
Iffe7540/
Effy7533/
Efep7523/
Aefe7513/
Geff7512/
Eufe7512/
Esfe7510/
Efed759/
Efhe759/
Efeu757/
Efee756/
Efei756/
Eyff755/
Edff754/
Hefe754/
Efpf754/
Euff752/
Eaff752/
Eefe752/
Epfe752/
Epff752/
Oefe751/
Efge751/
Edfe751/
Esff751/
Ieff751/
Ewff751/
Efft750/
Heeffer73169/
Heffess7343/
Heaffey7333/
Heffetz7323/
Heiffer7321/
Jeffees7318/
Jeffett738/
Jeffeys733/
Eiffeit732/
Heuffeu732/
Heffets732/
Jeffeey731/
Jeffeph731/
Jeffess731/
Jeffiey731/
Heffoey731/
Ejjeffe731/
Effeatz731/
Effetts731/
Jeffeis731/
O'Eeffe731/
Jeffesr731/
Hieffer730/
Heffesh730/
Heiffey730/
Heaffie730/
Offei6727,020/
Effio673,296/
Offeh673,204/
Ef673,015/
Ioffe672,062/
Hefer671,938/
Yoffe671,162/
Affey671,159/
Jeffa67904/
Hoffe67521/
Offie67391/
Heuff67376/
Geffi67269/
Yefet67228/
Yeffa67155/
Yeffi67144/
Hefft67142/
Eifer67129/
Jeffy67112/
Effih67106/
Hefez67101/
Efeer6798/
Iffie6797/
Esfer6771/
Giffe6769/
Iffer6760/
Eifes6759/
Etfer6759/
Heffy6756/
Affie6754/
Ieffa6749/
Hiffe6744/
Effoi6742/
Heffi6741/
Hefei6738/
Heffa6734/
Affee6731/
Effai6730/
Jefer6729/
Jeffi6722/
Efest6719/
Affeh6719/
Hieff6717/
Eyfer6714/
Hefes6714/
Jefet6714/
Ewffa6713/
Jesfe6713/
Haffe6712/
Yefei6712/
Yefeu6711/
Effay679/
Heife678/
Jefes677/
Efess677/
Haefe676/
Offey676/
Efets676/
Geffé676/
Iffet675/
Jeyfe675/
Eaffy674/
Heiff674/
Aefea674/
Jefed673/
Effit673/
Geffy673/
Efihe673/
Effoa673/
Eefje673/
Efeih672/
Hoefe672/
Eufie672/
Gefei672/
Offee672/
Offea672/
Eefee672/
Jeeff672/
Gefea672/
Yefer672/
Yefes672/
Iffee672/
Höffe672/
Yiffe672/
Heffs671/
Jiffe671/
Iefer671/
Heyfe671/
Hiefe671/
Eihff671/
Efehd671/
Efeid671/
Efeit671/
Effth671/
Ewfer671/
Aaefe671/
Yesffeth671/
Iheiffer671/
Eifet671/
Effis671/
Efeet671/
Eafea671/
Ieffi671/
Iffed671/
Yoefe671/
Éffer671/
Yefhe671/
Esfed671/
Esfei671/
Aiffe671/
Affei671/
Affeu671/
D'Efe671/
Effaa671/
Efieh671/
Efe'e671/
Hefet671/
Eefei671/
Jeefe671/
Edfet671/
Efffi671/
Effii671/
Eafes671/
Yesfe671/
Oepfe671/
Aefhe671/
Effui671/
Eaife671/
Edfer671/
Edffh671/
Eafie671/
Eesff671/
Jefei671/
Jefge671/
Jffer671/
Jheiffer671/
Heefe670/
Esfey670/
Eefft670/
Heyff670/

Effe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Effe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻑaf-
Effe in the Russian language
Эффеeffe-

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