Efia Surname
Approximately 408 people bear this surname
Efia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 262 | 1:676,117 | 31,456 |
| Uganda | 66 | 1:591,504 | 31,661 |
| Cameroon | 37 | 1:561,326 | 43,620 |
| Indonesia | 34 | 1:3,889,682 | 201,134 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Efia (1,658) may also be a first name.
Efia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Efia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Efia is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Efia? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 716,247th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 17,861,632 people. The surname Efia is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Efia are found; 65 percent are found in West Africa and 65 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Efia is also the 189,138th most widespread forename internationally, borne by 1,658 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 262 people, or 1 in 676,117. In Nigeria Efia is mostly found in: Delta, where 32 percent are found, Ebonyi, where 32 percent are found and Lagos, where 11 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Efia occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 16 percent are found and Cameroon, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Effia | 89 | 902 | / |
| Jefia | 89 | 198 | / |
| Esfia | 89 | 107 | / |
| Gefia | 89 | 28 | / |
| Eafia | 89 | 7 | / |
| Eefia | 89 | 5 | / |
| Yefia | 89 | 4 | / |
| Efiah | 89 | 4 | / |
| Efiaa | 89 | 2 | / |
| Efiha | 89 | 2 | / |
| Etfia | 89 | 2 | / |
| Efija | 89 | 1 | / |
| Efiat | 89 | 1 | / |
| Aefia | 89 | 1 | / |
| Essfia | 80 | 21 | / |
| Effiah | 80 | 10 | / |
| Efioha | 80 | 9 | / |
| Geffia | 80 | 5 | / |
| Jeffia | 80 | 4 | / |
| Efffia | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hefija | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ijefia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Effiat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jefias | 80 | 1 | / |
| Efijah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Effhia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afia | 75 | 19,695 | / |
| Efio | 75 | 1,424 | / |
| Ofia | 75 | 1,404 | / |
| Ifia | 75 | 78 | / |
| Efea | 75 | 47 | / |
| Efja | 75 | 2 | / |
| Efya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yfia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Effioha | 73 | 8 | / |
| Efaiyaj | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gehfiah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ojiefia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Esfiaei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hechfia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Offia | 67 | 3,941 | / |
| Effio | 67 | 3,296 | / |
| Affia | 67 | 3,244 | / |
| Afiah | 67 | 2,912 | / |
| Aafia | 67 | 970 | / |
| Hafia | 67 | 190 | / |
| Ofiah | 67 | 122 | / |
| Afija | 67 | 89 | / |
| Ephia | 67 | 40 | / |
| Efiho | 67 | 37 | / |
| Ifiah | 67 | 13 | / |
| Aifia | 67 | 12 | / |
| Eviah | 67 | 10 | / |
| Iofia | 67 | 9 | / |
| Efioh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hofia | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yofia | 67 | 8 | / |
| Awfia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Iffia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ofija | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ohfia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Afiaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owfia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Afiay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Effea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Afiha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yefya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ifija | 67 | 2 | / |
| Efiot | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hifia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofiaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eafea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ifiaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hefio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajfia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afi'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afiea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofiha | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Efia
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