Efon Surname
Approximately 1,194 people bear this surname
Efon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 844 | 1:24,608 | 3,342 |
| Nigeria | 265 | 1:668,463 | 31,178 |
| Benin | 75 | 1:137,808 | 14,664 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
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 surname Efon (Russian: Эфон) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Efon? popularity and diffusion
Efon is the 314,479th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 6,103,472 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Efon live; 71 percent live in Central Africa and 70 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Efon is also the 603,623rd most frequently held given name on earth, held by 223 people.
The last name Efon is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 844 people, or 1 in 24,608. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: West Region, where 39 percent live, Southwest Region, where 20 percent live and Centre Region, where 14 percent live. Barring Cameroon this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 22 percent live and Benin, where 6 percent live.
Efon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency 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
Efon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Efon in the Russian language | ||
| Эфон | efon | - |
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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 Efon
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