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 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
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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