Efom Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Efom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 45 | 1:3,936,506 | 111,794 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Efom (40) may also be a first name.
Efom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Efom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Efom is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Efom? popularity and diffusion
The surname Efom is the 2,876,555th most frequently used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name Efom is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Efom live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Efom is also the 1,614,485th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 40 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 3,936,506. In Nigeria Efom is primarily found in: Cross River, where 47 percent live, Akwa Ibom, where 16 percent live and Abia, where 13 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Efome | 89 | 71 | / |
| Effom | 89 | 33 | / |
| Gefom | 89 | 1 | / |
| Effoim | 80 | 4 | / |
| Efoume | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jefome | 80 | 1 | / |
| Heffom | 80 | 1 | / |
| Efgoum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Efon | 75 | 1,194 | / |
| Efam | 75 | 396 | / |
| Afom | 75 | 242 | / |
| Ofom | 75 | 70 | / |
| Efum | 75 | 21 | / |
| Ifom | 75 | 12 | / |
| Yfom | 75 | 4 | / |
| Effoume | 73 | 49 | / |
| Hefoume | 73 | 39 | / |
| Jefuome | 73 | 9 | / |
| Efomova | 73 | 2 | / |
| Effum | 67 | 1,054 | / |
| Efong | 67 | 264 | / |
| Efone | 67 | 135 | / |
| Effam | 67 | 90 | / |
| Effon | 67 | 81 | / |
| Gefon | 67 | 39 | / |
| Gifom | 67 | 16 | / |
| Efame | 67 | 13 | / |
| Afoom | 67 | 13 | / |
| Esfon | 67 | 12 | / |
| Heffoume | 67 | 9 | / |
| Efham | 67 | 8 | / |
| Eafon | 67 | 6 | / |
| Efoun | 67 | 6 | / |
| Affom | 67 | 5 | / |
| Efume | 67 | 3 | / |
| Efond | 67 | 3 | / |
| Offom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ofoim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eefon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eifon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edfon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hefoumme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Esfam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iffom | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Efom
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