Efremu Surname
Approximately 303 people bear this surname
Efremu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 288 | 1:183,825 | 15,940 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Efremu (133) may also be a first name.
Efremu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Efremu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Efremu is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Efremu? popularity and diffusion
Efremu is the 887,624th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 24,051,307 people. The last name Efremu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Efremu live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 804,402nd most commonly occurring forename on earth, held by 133 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 288 people, or 1 in 183,825. In Tanzania Efremu is primarily concentrated in: Rukwa Region, where 52 percent live, Kilimanjaro Region, where 45 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live. Barring Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Efraemu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Efhremu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yefremau | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ofremu | 83 | 601 | / |
| Ifremu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Afremu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Efraimu | 77 | 110 | / |
| Efrimus | 77 | 21 | / |
| Ephremu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ofrremu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ofremuh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ifremus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ofrehmu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Efrahamu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Efraimou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Iframu | 67 | 35 | / |
| Oframu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Afrimu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ifraimu | 62 | 688 | / |
| Afraimu | 62 | 187 | / |
| Ephramu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ephraimu | 57 | 304 | / |
| Affromou | 57 | 2 | / |
| Ifraimus | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ifraimou | 57 | 1 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Efremu
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