Emefoh Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Emefoh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 53 | 1:3,342,316 | 100,395 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Emefoh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Emefoh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Emefoh is most common in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Emefoh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Emefoh is the 2,635,433rd most frequent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname Emefoh occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Emefoh reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 3,342,316. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 30 percent live, Taraba, where 30 percent live and Cross River, where 21 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emefo | 91 | 344 | / |
| Yemefouh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Emafoh | 83 | 54 | / |
| Emoefo | 83 | 23 | / |
| Emefuo | 83 | 19 | / |
| Emeafo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Emefah | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yemefo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Imiefoh | 77 | 196 | / |
| Ihemefo | 77 | 14 | / |
| Imeafoh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Emeafou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Emefa | 73 | 494 | / |
| Emafo | 73 | 62 | / |
| Emofo | 73 | 29 | / |
| Amefo | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ymefo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jemifo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Emiefa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Emaifo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Amafoh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Omoefo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Omofoh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Amefou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ejmofo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Imiefo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Emmafo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Homefo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ameffo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emopha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iemafo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eimofo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emeafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amoefo | 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 Emefoh
- 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