Effort Surname

887,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Effort Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Effort Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1751:1,012,24442,687
United States771:4,707,259244,676
Poland291:1,310,64781,985
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
England11:55,718,059489,080
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Effort (2,080) may also be a first name.

Effort Last Name Facts

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

Effort is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Effort? popularity and diffusion

It is the 887,624th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 24,051,307 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Effort are found; 58 percent are found in West Africa and 58 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 165,232nd most commonly occurring given name globally, borne by 2,080 people.

Effort is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 175 people, or 1 in 1,012,244. In Nigeria Effort is most frequent in: Bayelsa, where 63 percent live, Adamawa, where 10 percent live and Delta, where 9 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and Poland, where 10 percent live.

Effort Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Effort has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Effort last name rose 140 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Effort Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Effort last name are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.33% being registered with the party.

Effort earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.81% less than the national average, earning $41,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Efforts922/
Efforrt921/
Effor91153/
Efort9113/
Jefforts862/
Efford831,369/
Effert83550/
Offort83145/
Effore8324/
Edfort8319/
Eifort8316/
Affort8313/
Effuor832/
Geffor831/
Iffort831/
Eforte831/
Jefort830/
Efor80185/
Jefford771,646/
Hefford771,363/
Eiffert77979/
Heifort77174/
Hoffort77134/
Eafford77115/
Efferth7739/
Eyffert7725/
Gefford7713/
Heffert777/
Giffort774/
Haffort773/
Geforth772/
Hoefort771/
Hiefort771/
Esfford771/
Gepfort771/
Effarte771/
Heffour771/
Heiffor770/
Haefort770/
Eifford770/
Eford73154/
Efert7343/
Efore7323/
Ofort7315/
Effar7313/
Gefor7312/
Afort736/
Efuor732/
Eyfor732/
Efour732/
Iffor731/
Ifort731/
Efurt731/
Eifor731/
Esfor731/
Eforr731/
Jeffords712,945/
Heafford7151/
Hofforth7143/
Eyfferth7128/
Hoeffert7122/
Geffarth7118/
Headfort717/
Heyforth715/
Heiforth712/
Hessfort711/
Eadforth710/
Gifforth710/
Ieffords710/
Hepforth710/
Heaffert710/
Eifert674,825/
Offord673,890/
Afford67711/
Iffert67648/
Iffour67440/
Isfort67378/
Esford67275/
Eyford67209/
Offert67149/
Eiford67129/
Eaford6788/
Hefore6765/
Edford6761/
Effard6740/
Eifart6736/
Geffar6734/
Hefert6719/
Esfour6719/
Gefart6717/
Ayfort6714/
Ifford6713/
Geforh6712/
Giffor6711/
Gefoor679/
Effare678/
Euford676/
Geford674/
Heford674/
Hafort674/
Iefert672/
Oforth672/
Hefour672/
Edfore672/
Gifort672/
Jeford672/
O'Fort672/
Afordt672/
Eefoor671/
Ephfor671/
Affart671/
Affert671/
Heffar671/
Ofourt671/
Iffart671/
Offart671/
Oefert671/
Ejfert671/
Esforz671/
Geefor671/
Efferd670/
Heasfford670/
Gefour670/
Hofort670/
Eufert670/
Jefffords670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Effort
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