Efrahim Surname

1,076,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Efrahim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Efrahim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2121:249,72520,187
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Efrahim (2,944) may also be a first name.

Efrahim Last Name Facts

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

Efrahim (Hindi: इफ्राहीम, Oriya: ଇବାହିମ) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Efrahim? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,076,574th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,684,982 people. Efrahim is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Efrahim reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 133,655th most widespread first name globally It is held by 2,944 people.

The last name Efrahim is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 212 people, or 1 in 249,725. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kagera Region, where 56 percent live, Arusha Region, where 31 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 4 percent live. Besides Tanzania it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Bulgaria, where 4 percent live and Pakistan, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ifrahim862,177/
Afrahim86869/
Efrahem861/
Efrahimova822/
Ephrahim801,384/
Iffrahim802/
Ifraheim801/
Afrhahim801/
Ifrahiem801/
Ifrrahim801/
Efraem77153/
Euphrahim754/
Afrahem7198/
Ifrahem715/
Ifrahimova711/
Ephreaim6716/
Iphrahim6711/
Ephrahem671/
Ifhraheem632/
Afraaheem632/
Afraem6228/
Efreum622/
Ifraem621/
Ephraem57497/
Afraeem578/
Ifraeem571/
Ifraemova501/

Efrahim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Efrahim in the Oriya language
ଇବାହିମibahima-
Efrahim in the Hindi language
इफ्राहीमiphrahima50
इफराहिमipharahima50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Efrahim
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