Efiah Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Efiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Efiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Efiah (45) may also be a first name.

Efiah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Efiah occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Efiah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Efiah live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,504,468th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 45 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 50 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon Efiah is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 25 percent reside and Nigeria, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Effiah9110/
Efijah911/
Efia89408/
Gehfiah831/
Afiah802,912/
Effia80902/
Ofiah80122/
Esfia80107/
Efiho8037/
Gefia8028/
Ifiah8013/
Eviah8010/
Efioh809/
Eafia807/
Eefia805/
Efiha802/
Etfia802/
Efiaa802/
Aefia801/
Efija801/
Efiat801/
Offiah732,256/
Affiah73950/
Hafiah73606/
Hofiah7390/
Effioh7339/
Essfia7321/
Afiayh7317/
Efioha739/
Ahfiah738/
Geffia735/
Aafiah735/
Iffiah734/
Efffia733/
Hefija733/
Effeah731/
Afiaah731/
Afieah731/
Effiat731/
Owfiah731/
Effhia731/
Esfjah731/
Afia6719,695/
Efio671,424/
Ofia671,404/
Ifia6778/
Efea6747/
Haffiah6737/
Effioha678/
Afffiah674/
Hofijah674/
Efaiyaj674/
Efja672/
Efya672/
Offiaah671/
Esfiaei671/
Esfehah671/
Hechfia671/
Yfia671/
Haifiah671/

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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 Efiah
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