Effingham Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Effingham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Effingham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:5,105,055259,233
England281:1,989,93178,001
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland141:267,3738,913
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Effingham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Effingham is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Effingham click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Effingham? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,604,449th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Effingham reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 5,105,055. In The United States Effingham is most common in: West Virginia, where 42 percent live, Oregon, where 11 percent live and Maryland, where 10 percent live. Not including The United States Effingham occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 18 percent live.

Effingham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Effingham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Effingham surname rose 323 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 255 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Effingham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Effingham are 25.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 78.95% being registered with the political party.

Effingham earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.28% less than the national average, earning $27,064 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Efingham940/
Effinghan892/
Effengham890/
Effingheim844/
Efinghan821/
Effiongan781/
Effinghausen7669/
Heffingon671/
Efengang591/
Hefenggang531/

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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 Effingham
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