Efiri Surname

1,111,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Equatorial Guinea

Efiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Efiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1971:899,20239,032
Equatorial Guinea161:70,980225
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Efiri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Efiri is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Efiri? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,111,382nd most prevalent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 33,276,465 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Efiri are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 197 people, or 1 in 899,202. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 76 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 12 percent reside and Yobe, where 6 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Efiri exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Equatorial Guinea, where 7 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Efitri9160/
Efeiri9136/
Effiri9113/
Hefiri916/
Jefiri912/
Epfiri911/
Eefiri911/
Jefairi8317/
Jesfiri831/
Afiri801,309/
Ofiri80426/
Efire80205/
Eferi80199/
Efira8075/
Ifiri8018/
Jfiri802/
Yesfitri7710/
Efitre73218/
Jeferi7334/
Efferi7332/
Hafiri7331/
Efiere7318/
Offiri7317/
Ahfiri7316/
Jifiri7311/
Afiryi7310/
Effire7310/
Effuri738/
Ofirie737/
Ijfiri736/
Ephiri734/
Esferi733/
Afairi733/
Efurie732/
Evfira732/
Ajfiri732/
Ifirid732/
Aeferi732/
Efired731/
Ifitri731/
Ofeiri731/
Affiri731/
Ifiris731/
Ofoiri731/
Eferio731/
Eferid731/
Eferij731/
Afirij731/
Efiraj731/
Jefferi67103/
Jeffire6717/
Efeurie6712/
Jaifiri675/
Jesferi675/
Hafairi675/
Gefferi673/
Jefayri673/
Aifieri672/
Esferri672/
Geffiry671/
Esfeire671/
Affairi671/
Ijefire671/
Eferioh671/
Effiere671/
Jeferis671/
Hafirie671/
Affirui671/
Jeffiry671/

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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 Efiri
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