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 surname Efosa is found most in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Efosa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 125,118th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,002,073 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Efosa reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Efosa is also the 72,964th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 7,686 people.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,598 people, or 1 in 49,234. In Nigeria Efosa is most frequent in: Edo, where 82 percent reside, Lagos, where 5 percent reside and Delta, where 3 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Efosa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally 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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