Effe Surname
Approximately 584 people bear this surname
Effe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 228 | 1:776,942 | 34,923 |
| Germany | 105 | 1:766,719 | 57,066 |
| Italy | 65 | 1:940,872 | 68,025 |
| Congo | 55 | 1:90,711 | 7,856 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Cyprus | 14 | 1:63,205 | 6,078 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Finland | 11 | 1:499,700 | 30,478 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Effe (568) may also be a first name.
Effe Demographics
Effe Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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
Effe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Effe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻑ | af | - |
| Effe in the Russian language | ||
| Эффе | effe | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Effe
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