Efote Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Efote Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Efote Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Efote (24) may also be a first name.

Efote Last Name Facts

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

The surname Efote is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Efote click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Efote? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,432,070th most numerous family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Efote live; 85 percent live in Central Africa and 85 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 24 people.

Efote is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Without taking into account The DR Congo this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Efotte914/
Efoute913/
Efot8919/
Efoster833/
Efoutey831/
Efete80423/
Efota80198/
Ifote8098/
Afote8090/
Effot8013/
Efute8010/
Efate809/
Efoti802/
Ofote801/
Efoty801/
Afotey734,192/
Afoote7389/
Efetie7375/
Ofotie7311/
Ofoete7310/
Ofotei738/
Effate736/
Hefoty734/
Efouti732/
Jefate731/
Ifoute731/
Efouta731/
Yefate731/
Efatei731/
Effoti731/
Affote731/
Gefate731/
Efutte731/
Efouty731/
Efatte731/
Efat672,841/
Affotey67840/
Ifot67702/
Efod6717/
Aifoute673/
Jfot672/
Offoete672/
Yfot671/
Ofoeteh671/
Efuther671/
Effatte671/
Èfoster671/
Yofoute671/
O'Foote671/
Efoitip671/
Eefathe671/

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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 Efote
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