Efraim Surname

169,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,538 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Efraim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Efraim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia9931:2,426374
Tanzania5791:91,4369,160
Bulgaria3131:22,2971,933
Indonesia2261:585,17346,743
United States971:3,736,690206,520
South Africa611:888,15957,770
Brazil531:4,039,138109,837
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Greece241:461,65859,466
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Israel171:503,39037,521
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
India101:76,706,538639,611
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Cyprus51:176,9758,389
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
England21:27,859,030389,889
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Efraïm (1) are calculated separately.

Efraim (26,055) may also be a first name.

Efraim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Efraim (Oriya: ଇଫାଇମ, Russian: Ефраим) occurs more in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Efraïm. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Efraim? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 169,950th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,871,373 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Efraim live; 42 percent live in Southern Africa and 42 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Efraim is also the 30,996th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 26,055 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Namibia, where it is held by 993 people, or 1 in 2,426. In Namibia Efraim is primarily found in: Omusati Region, where 22 percent live, Oshana Region, where 19 percent live and Oshikoto Region, where 15 percent live. Not including Namibia this last name exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 23 percent live and Bulgaria, where 12 percent live.

Efraim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Efraim has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Efraim last name expanded 1,386 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Efraim Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Efraim surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Efraim earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 14.91% more than the national average, earning R 273,072 per year and in United States they earn 65.92% more than the national average, earning $71,594 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Efraïm941/
Effraim92320/
Efrasim9228/
Efrayim9220/
Efraaim9219/
Efraime9212/
Efhraim927/
Eufraim924/
Yefraim923/
Efraimm921/
Efrim911,084/
Efram91129/
Jeffraim864/
Effrim83417/
Efrain83227/
Efraem83153/
Ifraim8353/
Effram8326/
Afraim8320/
Eframe8316/
Aefram8312/
Efriem838/
Efraym837/
Efreim836/
Eufrim833/
Efhram832/
Yefrim831/
Eifram831/
Efream831/
Efrime831/
Efroim830/
Efraimova80121/
Ephraim7742,147/
Effrain7743/
Efrayin7721/
Efphram773/
Effriom773/
Heifrim772/
Effreim771/
Efraine771/
Efraing771/
Efraint771/
Efrayam771/
Efrayem771/
Efroyim771/
Yefroim771/
Eframme771/
Efhrhim771/
Gefrain771/
Ifraimn771/
Eufreim771/
Hefrain771/
Ifraiem771/
Hifraim771/
Jeffram770/
Heffrim770/
Heffram770/
Yefraimova7513/
Efrem7320,472/
Afram7311,087/
Ifrim738,819/
Afrim731,530/
Ofrim73510/
Efran73227/
Ifram7399/
Efrym7376/
Yfram731/
Ofram730/
Efrimova71373/
Euphraim7133/
Ephraime7128/
Ephraiem717/
Eframova713/
Ephrraim712/
Yeffraimova711/
Ephraimn711/
Eiphraim711/
Ifrahaim711/
Afrahaim711/
Ephhraim711/
Hephraim711/
Ephrgaim711/
Eephraim711/
Heffrain711/
Ifraheim711/
Affram674,135/
Ephram67531/
Ephrim67464/
Ifraimova67186/
Ifrain6787/
Hefran6748/
Efreme6733/
Eifrém6726/
Efrein6717/
Iframe6712/
Affrim6712/
Effran6711/
Effrem6711/
Hifram6711/
Afreim6711/
Ifreim679/
Eafrem679/
Esfran678/
Yfrain677/
Yefrem674/
Efroym674/
Jefrem674/
Efrand674/
Efhrem674/
Efrane673/
Efreum672/
Afrhim672/
Afriem672/
Ifream672/
Epfrem672/
Afrahm672/
Yefrimova671/
Offrim671/
Ifrahm671/
Afrham671/
Hafram671/
Efrant671/
Hefrem671/
Afream671/
Efroin671/
Ifraem671/
Efraen670/

Efraim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Efraim in the Oriya language
ଇଫାଇମipha'ima-
Efraim in the Russian language
Ефраимefraim-

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Footnotes

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