Effom Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Effom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Effom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Effom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Effom occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Effom? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,432,070th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Effom are found; 79 percent are found in West Africa and 79 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria Effom is primarily found in: Cross River, where 64 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 16 percent reside and Abia, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 18 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Effoim914/
Heffom911/
Efom8946/
Effoume8349/
Effum801,054/
Effam8090/
Effon8081/
Efome8071/
Affom805/
Offom802/
Gefom801/
Iffom800/
Heffoume779/
Effong73462/
Geffon73162/
Effame7320/
Heffon735/
Effeum733/
Effoin732/
Effuon732/
Jefome731/
Efgoum731/
Effuim731/
Hiffom731/
Effonk731/
Euffon731/
Effone731/
Efoume731/
Effond731/
Effume731/
Haffom730/
Efon671,194/
Efam67396/
Afom67242/
Ofom6770/
Effoing6768/
Hefoume6739/
Efum6721/
Eiffong6719/
Ifom6712/
Jefuome679/
Yfom674/
Efffong673/
Efomova672/
Hoffomm671/
Heffong671/

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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 Effom
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