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 last name Efom is found most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Efom? popularity and diffusion
The last name Efom is the 2,876,555th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Efom reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Efom is also the 1,614,485th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 40 people.
It is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 3,936,506. In Nigeria Efom is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 47 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 16 percent are found and Abia, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.
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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