Efon Surname

314,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Efon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Efon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon8441:24,6083,342
Nigeria2651:668,46331,178
Benin751:137,80814,664
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Efon (223) may also be a first name.

Efon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Efon (Russian: Эфон) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Efon? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 314,479th most numerous last name internationally, held by around 1 in 6,103,472 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Efon live; 71 percent live in Central Africa and 70 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 603,623rd most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 223 people.

The surname Efon is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 844 people, or 1 in 24,608. In Cameroon it is most common in: West Region, where 39 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 20 percent reside and Centre Region, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 22 percent reside and Benin, where 6 percent reside.

Efon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Efon has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yefon89431/
Efong89264/
Efone89135/
Effon8981/
Gefon8939/
Esfon8912/
Eafon896/
Efoun896/
Efond893/
Edfon891/
Eifon891/
Eefon891/
Jefon891/
Effong80462/
Geffon80162/
Yiefon8039/
Efoung8022/
Efoune807/
Heffon805/
Eefong803/
Efoing803/
Jeffon802/
Effoin802/
Effuon802/
Efonne801/
Jesfon801/
Effonk801/
Jefone801/
Effone801/
Efhone801/
Jefoon801/
Hefong801/
Effond801/
Gefoun801/
Euffon801/
Hesfon801/
Ofon752,241/
Ifon751,010/
Afon75907/
Efan75666/
Efun75126/
Efom7546/
Yfon751/
Jfon751/
Effoing7368/
Eiffong7319/
Ieffong736/
Uyiefon734/
Efffong733/
Ojiefon732/
Heffong731/
Efongue731/
Jeffone731/
Efang67326/
Ofoin67276/
Affon67234/
Efhan67198/
Offon67198/
Eufan67176/
Effan67115/
Efune67104/
Jifon6795/
Esfan6768/
Gifon6759/
Yefan6759/
Afoon6756/
Ifong6735/
Effom6733/
Hafon6730/
Efane6730/
Efgan6728/
Hefan6721/
Aifon6720/
Afoin6717/
Efung6716/
Hefun6715/
Aïfon6712/
Efant6710/
Iefan679/
Hyfon678/
Gefan677/
Jefan677/
Uyiefong677/
Yofon676/
Yifon675/
Epfan674/
Hofon674/
Jeffogne673/
Efann673/
Efunc673/
Ephon673/
Eafan672/
Hifon672/
Efand672/
Efeun672/
Edfan672/
Heshfoon672/
Jfonk672/
Isfon671/
Eifan671/
Efaan671/
Efund671/
Yefonova671/
Jfohn671/
Iffon671/
Ifond671/
Hefounne671/
Yfone671/
Afuon671/
Aafon671/
Effougne671/
Efa'n671/
Ayfon671/
Iifon671/

Efon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Efon in the Russian language
Эфонefon-

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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 Efon
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