Efremov Surname

7,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74,677 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Efremov Surname User-submission:

This surname is derived from the male name Yefrem, meaning 'Yefrem's'. Yefrem is the Russian form of the Hebrew name Ephraim, first used by the Israelite patriarch of that name. In Hebrew, the name means 'fruitful', 'fertile' and 'productive'.

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Efremov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia64,2351:2,244202
Ukraine4,8821:9,3251,131
Belarus1,4581:6,517905
Kazakhstan1,4341:12,3311,877
North Macedonia6411:3,278606
Bulgaria4861:14,3601,454
Moldova3761:9,4721,597
Uzbekistan2991:103,4426,618
Kyrgyzstan1291:46,3006,830
Israel1081:79,2379,601
United States1031:3,519,019197,606
Turkmenistan651:84,4481,659
Transnistria591:8,0461,569
Slovenia421:59,2309,095
Tajikistan381:220,7021,987
Serbia331:216,51412,757
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Romania241:836,57852,064
France201:3,321,136213,627
Azerbaijan191:507,8499,707
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Finland61:916,11741,832
Armenia61:488,3639,305
England51:11,143,612252,590
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Efremov (143) may also be a first name.

Efremov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from the male name Yefrem, meaning 'Yefrem's'. Yefrem is the Russian form of the Hebrew name Ephraim, first used by the Israelite patriarch of that name. In Hebrew, the name means 'fruitful', 'fertile' and 'productive'.

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Efremov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Efremov (Russian: Ефремов) is most common in Russia. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Efremov click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Efremov? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,594th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 97,588 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Efremov reside; 77 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 76 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 772,378th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 143 people.

The surname Efremov is most widespread in Russia, where it is held by 64,235 people, or 1 in 2,244. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 6 percent live, Moscow Oblast, where 6 percent live and Chuvash Republic, where 4 percent live. Aside from Russia this surname exists in 57 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 7 percent live and Belarus, where 2 percent live.

Efremov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (95%) in Belarus, Orthodox (83%) in Kazakhstan, Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine and Orthodox (100%) in Uzbekistan.

In The United States those holding the Efremov last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Efremov earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 12.21% more than the national average, earning 388,322 kr per year; in United States they earn 20.24% more than the national average, earning $51,881 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.95% more than the national average, earning $62,080 CAD per year.

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Efremov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Efremov in the Russian language
Ефремовefremov-

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