Efker Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Efker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Efker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Efker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Efker has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Efker? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,220,661st most widespread last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname Efker occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Efker reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 1,490,842. In Germany Efker is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent live.

Efker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Efker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Efker surname rose 113 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Efker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Efker are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Efker earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.11% less than the national average, earning $24,115 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Efkere9136/
Hefker9119/
Gefker915/
Hoefker83144/
Haefker8356/
Heffker8332/
Afker80953/
Hefke80580/
Gefke80148/
Efkes8026/
Ifker804/
Eifke802/
Haeffker771/
Häfker73358/
Hofker73201/
Geffke73169/
Höfker73165/
Hefkie73130/
Hafker7366/
Gevker7355/
Hefkey7349/
Heufke7324/
Heffke7324/
Ebkeir734/
Ewkere734/
Hefket733/
Efquer731/
Eifeke731/
Afkeur731/
Heafke731/
Efcher731/
Hefcke731/
Höffker6770/
Evke6762/
Hoevker6745/
Efka6740/
Ewke6716/
Gevkher677/
Efce674/
Efki674/
Ifke672/
Hefkett671/
Hewcker670/
Haafker670/

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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 Efker
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis