Effon Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Effon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 42 | 1:246,086 | 21,801 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
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 has its highest incidence in Benin. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Effon? popularity and diffusion
Effon is the 2,091,648th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Effon are found; 79 percent are found in West Africa and 79 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 37 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Benin, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 246,086. In Benin it is primarily found in: Kouffo Department, where 88 percent live and Littoral Department, where 7 percent live. Beside Benin it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 27 percent live and Canada, where 14 percent live.
Effon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Effon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Effon last name grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Effong | 91 | 462 | / |
| Geffon | 91 | 162 | / |
| Heffon | 91 | 5 | / |
| Effuon | 91 | 2 | / |
| Effoin | 91 | 2 | / |
| Jeffon | 91 | 2 | / |
| Euffon | 91 | 1 | / |
| Effond | 91 | 1 | / |
| Effone | 91 | 1 | / |
| Effonk | 91 | 1 | / |
| Efon | 89 | 1,194 | / |
| Effoing | 83 | 68 | / |
| Eiffong | 83 | 19 | / |
| Ieffong | 83 | 6 | / |
| Efffong | 83 | 3 | / |
| Heffong | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jeffone | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yefon | 80 | 431 | / |
| Efong | 80 | 264 | / |
| Affon | 80 | 234 | / |
| Offon | 80 | 198 | / |
| Efone | 80 | 135 | / |
| Effan | 80 | 115 | / |
| Gefon | 80 | 39 | / |
| Effom | 80 | 33 | / |
| Esfon | 80 | 12 | / |
| Eafon | 80 | 6 | / |
| Efoun | 80 | 6 | / |
| Efond | 80 | 3 | / |
| Edfon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eefon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eifon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iffon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jefon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jeffogne | 77 | 3 | / |
| Effougne | 77 | 1 | / |
| Giffon | 73 | 413 | / |
| Effang | 73 | 309 | / |
| Offoin | 73 | 135 | / |
| Affoon | 73 | 76 | / |
| Yiefon | 73 | 39 | / |
| Hoffon | 73 | 27 | / |
| Efoung | 73 | 22 | / |
| Heffan | 73 | 18 | / |
| Iffoun | 73 | 11 | / |
| Effune | 73 | 11 | / |
| Jeffan | 73 | 9 | / |
| Efoune | 73 | 7 | / |
| Effoim | 73 | 4 | / |
| Efoing | 73 | 3 | / |
| Haffon | 73 | 3 | / |
| Eefong | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aiffon | 73 | 3 | / |
| Iffong | 73 | 3 | / |
| Effane | 73 | 2 | / |
| Efhone | 73 | 1 | / |
| Effand | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gefoun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hefong | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jefoon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aïffon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hesfon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jefone | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jesfon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Efonne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heffom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofon | 67 | 2,241 | / |
| Ifon | 67 | 1,010 | / |
| Afon | 67 | 907 | / |
| Goiffon | 67 | 772 | / |
| Efan | 67 | 666 | / |
| Goyffon | 67 | 211 | / |
| Efun | 67 | 126 | / |
| Efom | 67 | 46 | / |
| Uyiefon | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jeffane | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ojiefon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jiffone | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yfon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiffong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Efongue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeffang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jfon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeffann | 67 | 0 | / |
| Haffonn | 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
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- 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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