Efosa Surname

125,118th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,640 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Efosa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Efosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,5981:49,2343,783
England201:2,785,90397,972
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Efosa (7,686) may also be a first name.

Efosa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Efosa is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Efosa.

How Common Is The Last Name Efosa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 125,118th most numerous last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,002,073 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Efosa live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Efosa is also the 72,964th most frequent forename world-wide It is held by 7,686 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,598 people, or 1 in 49,234. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Edo, where 82 percent reside, Lagos, where 5 percent reside and Delta, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Efosa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Efosa surname is primarily Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

Efosa earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 81.64% more than the national average, earning $78,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Efhosa911/
Efotsa911/
Effosau831/
Efosi80824/
Efoso80179/
Efasa8049/
Efose8033/
Efesa8023/
Afosa8013/
Ifosa804/
Efusa802/
Ofosa801/
Effoussa771/
Afosah73424/
Afosaa73278/
Efotsi7362/
Efozia7355/
Efasia7346/
Hafosa7328/
Efodja7327/
Effasa7327/
Efasoa7322/
Efoseh7316/
Efosie7311/
Efassa739/
Eafosi737/
Effosi734/
Efosso734/
Efossi732/
Ifossa732/
Afosha731/
Efesah731/
Affosa731/
Ofosha731/
Hofosa731/
Effosse67114/
Hefassa67101/
Efossou6710/
Esfasha679/
Effosso672/
Efutsha671/
Efouzaa671/
Efossie671/
Hefasat671/
Hefessa671/
Aefasha671/
Iefausa671/

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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 Efosa
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