Epafras Surname

636,210th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 479 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Epafras Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Epafras Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia4111:5,8621,138
Tanzania541:980,40045,201
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Epafras (1,102) may also be a first name.

Epafras Last Name Facts

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

Epafras occurs most in Namibia. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Epafras? popularity and diffusion

The last name Epafras is the 636,210th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 15,214,083 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Epafras live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Epafras is also the 240,346th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 1,102 people.

The last name is most widespread in Namibia, where it is held by 411 people, or 1 in 5,862. In Namibia it is mostly found in: Omusati Region, where 50 percent reside, Khomas Region, where 24 percent reside and Oshana Region, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Namibia Epafras exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 11 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Epafrasi9349/
Ephafras936/
Epaforas931/
Epafra92296/
Epfras9217/
Epafrassp887/
Epaphras80604/
Abfras771/
Epafrosya7522/
Epaphrase754/
Epapharas751/
Abafras71272/
Epaphra71147/
Abafaras6779/
Epaphrus672/
Abbafras672/
Epaphars671/
Abaforas671/
Abaafras671/
Obiafras671/
Abofiras671/

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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 Epafras
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