Emefa Surname
Approximately 494 people bear this surname
Emefa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Emefa (15,632) may also be a first name.
Emefa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Emefa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Emefa has its highest incidence in Ghana. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Emefa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Emefa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 621,618th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 14,752,117 people. Emefa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Emefa reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Emefa is also the 45,087th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 15,632 people.
The last name Emefa is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is held by 485 people, or 1 in 55,713. Apart from Ghana this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emiefa | 91 | 21 | / |
| Emefah | 91 | 2 | / |
| Emeafa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Emefe | 80 | 676 | / |
| Emefo | 80 | 344 | / |
| Emefi | 80 | 22 | / |
| Amefa | 80 | 17 | / |
| Emofa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Emafa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Omefa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Emefy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yemefa'a | 77 | 2 | / |
| Emefie | 73 | 65 | / |
| Emefoh | 73 | 54 | / |
| Emoefo | 73 | 23 | / |
| Emefuo | 73 | 19 | / |
| Amiefa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ameifa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Emefei | 73 | 3 | / |
| Omeifa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Emefer | 73 | 3 | / |
| Emeafo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Emiefe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Emeufe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Emafau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yemefo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Homefa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Emeife | 73 | 1 | / |
| Emefieh | 67 | 116 | / |
| Ihemefo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Emefish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahmefaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emeafou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ymefaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emeifeh | 67 | 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 Emefa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis