Effem Surname
Approximately 276 people bear this surname
Effem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 224 | 1:790,816 | 35,405 |
| Cameroon | 49 | 1:423,859 | 35,946 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
Effem (22) may also be a first name.
Effem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Effem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Effem occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Effem? popularity and diffusion
The surname Effem is the 948,111th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 26,404,152 people. Effem is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Effem reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 81 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Effem is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 22 people.
This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 224 people, or 1 in 790,816. In Nigeria it is most common in: Cross River, where 74 percent live, Bauchi, where 14 percent live and Enugu, where 4 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 18 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Effgem | 91 | 106 | / |
| Effiem | 91 | 55 | / |
| Effeme | 91 | 17 | / |
| Effeum | 91 | 3 | / |
| Heffem | 91 | 2 | / |
| Geffem | 91 | 1 | / |
| Efem | 89 | 645 | / |
| Effemme | 83 | 1 | / |
| Offem | 80 | 763 | / |
| Effim | 80 | 551 | / |
| Effen | 80 | 156 | / |
| Efeme | 80 | 113 | / |
| Efgem | 80 | 39 | / |
| Efiem | 80 | 9 | / |
| Effne | 80 | 5 | / |
| Affem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Efemk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Effiom | 73 | 19,100 | / |
| Geffen | 73 | 1,189 | / |
| Effime | 73 | 220 | / |
| Effeng | 73 | 150 | / |
| Effend | 73 | 32 | / |
| Hoffem | 73 | 12 | / |
| Heffen | 73 | 11 | / |
| Effoim | 73 | 4 | / |
| Effien | 73 | 3 | / |
| Effimg | 73 | 1 | / |
| Effuim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uiffem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Euffen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heffne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eeffen | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ofem | 67 | 22,300 | / |
| Ifem | 67 | 337 | / |
| Efim | 67 | 273 | / |
| Efen | 67 | 158 | / |
| Afem | 67 | 72 | / |
| Efym | 67 | 56 | / |
| Efffiom | 67 | 37 | / |
| Offheim | 67 | 29 | / |
| Efemova | 67 | 16 | / |
| Epffiom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Effendh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yfem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heffien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Effiojm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Efne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heffeen | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Effem
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