Effon Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Effon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Effon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin421:246,08621,801
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Effon (37) may also be a first name.

Effon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Effon is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Effon? popularity and diffusion

Effon is the 2,091,648th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Effon reside; 79 percent reside in West Africa and 79 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 37 people.

Effon is most prevalent in Benin, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 246,086. In Benin Effon is primarily concentrated in: Kouffo Department, where 88 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Benin it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 27 percent reside and Canada, where 14 percent reside.

Effon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Effon has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Effong91462/
Geffon91162/
Heffon915/
Effuon912/
Effoin912/
Jeffon912/
Euffon911/
Effond911/
Effone911/
Effonk911/
Efon891,194/
Effoing8368/
Eiffong8319/
Ieffong836/
Efffong833/
Heffong831/
Jeffone831/
Yefon80431/
Efong80264/
Affon80234/
Offon80198/
Efone80135/
Effan80115/
Gefon8039/
Effom8033/
Esfon8012/
Eafon806/
Efoun806/
Efond803/
Edfon801/
Eefon801/
Eifon801/
Iffon801/
Jefon801/
Jeffogne773/
Effougne771/
Giffon73413/
Effang73309/
Offoin73135/
Affoon7376/
Yiefon7339/
Hoffon7327/
Efoung7322/
Heffan7318/
Iffoun7311/
Effune7311/
Jeffan739/
Efoune737/
Effoim734/
Efoing733/
Haffon733/
Eefong733/
Aiffon733/
Iffong733/
Effane732/
Efhone731/
Effand731/
Gefoun731/
Hefong731/
Jefoon731/
Aïffon731/
Hesfon731/
Jefone731/
Jesfon731/
Efonne731/
Heffom731/
Ofon672,241/
Ifon671,010/
Afon67907/
Goiffon67772/
Efan67666/
Goyffon67211/
Efun67126/
Efom6746/
Uyiefon674/
Jeffane673/
Ojiefon672/
Jiffone672/
Yfon671/
Hiffong671/
Efongue671/
Jeffang671/
Jfon671/
Jeffann670/
Haffonn670/

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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 Effon
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