Effor Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Effor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Effor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1521:1,165,41347,471
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Effor Last Name Facts

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

Effor is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Effor? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,415,499th most widely held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Effor live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 152 people, or 1 in 1,165,413. In Nigeria Effor is mostly found in: Rivers, where 38 percent reside, Lagos, where 24 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Efford911,369/
Effort91303/
Effore9124/
Jeffor918/
Effuor912/
Geffor911/
Efor89185/
Jefford831,646/
Hefford831,363/
Yeffour83116/
Eafford83115/
Esfford831/
Efforrt831/
Heffour831/
Heiffor830/
Jeffore830/
Eifford830/
Offor8046,930/
Affor80384/
Eford80154/
Jefor8053/
Efore8023/
Yefor8023/
Efort8013/
Effar8013/
Gefor8012/
Efuor802/
Eyfor802/
Efour802/
Iffor801/
Eifor801/
Esfor801/
Eforr801/
Heafford7751/
Jeffar73512/
Iffour73440/
Esford73275/
Eyford73209/
Eiford73129/
Eaford7388/
Hefore7365/
Ihefor7364/
Edford7361/
Effard7340/
Geffar7334/
Jefore7320/
Edfort7319/
Esfour7319/
Eifort7316/
Haffor7316/
Ifford7313/
Geforh7312/
Giffor7311/
Offfor7311/
Gefoor739/
Effare738/
Offorh735/
Offoor734/
Heford734/
Hefour732/
Edfore732/
Jeford732/
Eefoor731/
Ephfor731/
Heffar731/
Iffort731/
Afforh731/
Afpfor731/
Offorr731/
Jefour731/
Jeufor731/
Yefoor731/
Yefore731/
Giefor731/
Esforz731/
Ijefor731/
Geefor731/
Gefour730/
Jefort730/
Heffur730/
Hoffor730/
Heasfford710/
Ofor676,780/
Afor674,069/
Hesford671,241/
Heaford67255/
Heifort67174/
Hepford6773/
Heyford6771/
Ojiefor6762/
Yesford6755/
Ifor6753/
Ejiefor6728/
Hedford6717/
Heiford679/
Jeffard678/
Efar675/
Gayffor675/
Eshford674/
Eyjford674/
Haffoor674/
Jifford673/
Eijifor673/
Jioffor672/
Ehiofor672/
Efur672/
Jetford671/
Hifford671/
Echford671/
Hetford671/
Heifoer671/
Hiefort671/
Yesfore671/
Haffour671/
Iheafor671/
Eshfour671/
Essffar671/
Iffoure671/
Jedford670/
Essford670/
Heffard670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Effor
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