Effem Surname

948,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Effem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Effem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2241:790,81635,405
Cameroon491:423,85935,946
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

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 is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Effem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Effem? popularity and diffusion

Effem is the 948,111th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 26,404,152 people. The surname Effem is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Effem live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Effem is also the 2,301,746th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 22 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 224 people, or 1 in 790,816. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Cross River, where 74 percent are found, Bauchi, where 14 percent are found and Enugu, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 18 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Effgem91106/
Effiem9155/
Effeme9117/
Effeum913/
Heffem912/
Geffem911/
Efem89645/
Effemme831/
Offem80763/
Effim80551/
Effen80156/
Efeme80113/
Efgem8039/
Efiem809/
Effne805/
Affem801/
Efemk801/
Effiom7319,100/
Geffen731,189/
Effime73220/
Effeng73150/
Effend7332/
Hoffem7312/
Heffen7311/
Effoim734/
Effien733/
Effimg731/
Effuim731/
Uiffem731/
Euffen731/
Heffne731/
Eeffen730/
Ofem6722,300/
Ifem67337/
Efim67273/
Efen67158/
Afem6772/
Efym6756/
Efffiom6737/
Offheim6729/
Efemova6716/
Epffiom674/
Effendh671/
Yfem671/
Heffien671/
Effiojm671/
Efne671/
Heffeen670/

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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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  • 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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