Efrem Surname

26,282nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,472 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Efrem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Efrem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia18,5131:5,269842
Tanzania9221:57,4206,232
Moldova1881:18,9433,219
Russia1631:884,19170,663
Cyprus1451:6,103713
Ukraine821:555,15562,025
Sweden751:131,2909,286
Nigeria591:3,002,42093,371
Romania491:409,75233,339
Indonesia361:3,673,589193,360
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
India191:40,371,862445,856
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Israel141:611,26042,949
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
England101:5,571,806158,774
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Akrotiri and Dhekelia11:7,858154
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

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

Efrem (50,337) may also be a first name.

Efrem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Efrem (Hindi: एफ्रेम, Oriya: ଏେଫମ, Russian: Ефрем) occurs most in Ethiopia. It can be found as a variant: Éfrem. For other potential spellings of Efrem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Efrem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 26,282nd most widely held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 355,976 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Efrem live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Efrem is also the 18,407th most commonly occurring forename worldwide, held by 50,337 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 18,513 people, or 1 in 5,269. Besides Ethiopia this last name is found in 44 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 5 percent reside and Moldova, where 1 percent reside.

Efrem Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (50%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Efrem last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.

Efrem earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 58.16% more than the national average, earning $68,243 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Éfrem931/
Efraem91153/
Efreme9133/
Effrem9111/
Eafrem919/
Efriem918/
Efreim916/
Efhrem914/
Yefrem914/
Jefrem914/
Epfrem912/
Efreum912/
Hefrem911/
Efream911/
Eufreim831/
Geffrem831/
Effreim831/
Jepfrem831/
Heffrem830/
Efren801,233/
Efrim801,084/
Afrem80275/
Efrym8076/
Ifrem8052/
Efremova7782,098/
Efremowa7715/
Efremová774/
Hefrheem771/
Ephrem7343,342/
Efraim732,538/
Effrim73417/
Effren7377/
Hefren7373/
Afraem7328/
Afreem7327/
Eifrém7326/
Afreim7311/
Efrend7311/
Ifreim739/
Efraym737/
Afrhem734/
Efroym734/
Eufrim733/
Ifreme732/
Ifream732/
Afriem732/
Ifraem731/
Yefrim731/
Esfirm731/
Afream731/
Ifrehm731/
Affrem731/
Efrenn731/
Efrime731/
Esfren731/
Efroim730/
Hefirm730/
Efraen730/
Jefremova71799/
Yefremova71168/
Iefremova7111/
Evfremova717/
Jefremowa711/
Efreemova711/
Efreymova711/
Ephraem67497/
Heffren67377/
Effraim67320/
Ephreme6787/
Euphrem6785/
Ephreim6759/
Ephriem6727/
Eyffren6721/
Ephream6719/
Efraaim6719/
Efraime6712/
Efhraim677/
Eufraim674/
Effrien674/
Eiffren673/
Yefraim673/
Effriom673/
Afrheem672/
Heifrim672/
Efraimm671/
Geffren671/
Afhreem671/
Ifrhiem671/
Ehphrem671/
Heifren671/
Affream671/
Afrhiem671/
Yefroim671/
Jefreimova671/
Efhrhim671/
Hefferm670/
Heffrim670/
Eaphrem670/

Efrem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Efrem in the Hindi language
एफ्रेमephrema-
Efrem in the Oriya language
ଏେଫମeephama-
Efrem in the Russian language
Ефремefrem-

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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 Efrem
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