Efoya Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Efoya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Efoya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
France11:66,422,722504,397

Efoya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Efoya occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Efoya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Efoya is the 1,333,288th most widely held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. The last name Efoya is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Efoya live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Efoya is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 164 people, or 1 in 450,485. Barring The DR Congo Efoya occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and The Congo, where 1 percent reside.

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Efouye731/
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Afoy67123/
Ofoy6757/
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Efey6750/
Efea6747/
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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 Efoya
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