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) is more frequently found in Namibia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Efraïm. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Efraim? popularity and diffusion

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

The surname Efraim is most frequent in Namibia, where it is borne by 993 people, or 1 in 2,426. In Namibia Efraim is most prevalent in: Omusati Region, where 22 percent reside, Oshana Region, where 19 percent reside and Oshikoto Region, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Namibia it occurs in 38 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 23 percent reside and Bulgaria, where 12 percent reside.

Efraim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Efraim has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Efraim last name grew 1,386 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Efraim Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Efraim are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US 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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