Effect Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Effect Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 19 | 1:4,041,185 | 108,332 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Effect (22) may also be a first name.
Effect Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Effect Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Effect is carried by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Effect? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,957,383rd most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. Effect occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Effect are found; 80 percent are found in South Asia and 80 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 22 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Iran, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 4,041,185. In Iran Effect is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 63 percent reside, Khuzestan Province, where 26 percent reside and Isfahan Province, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Iran this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Effect
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