Epafras Surname
Approximately 479 people bear this surname
Epafras Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 411 | 1:5,862 | 1,138 |
| Tanzania | 54 | 1:980,400 | 45,201 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
The surname Epafras occurs more in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Epafras? popularity and diffusion
The surname Epafras is the 636,210th most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 15,214,083 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Epafras reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 240,346th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 1,102 people.
The last name Epafras is most frequently held in Namibia, where it is borne by 411 people, or 1 in 5,862. In Namibia Epafras is mostly concentrated in: Omusati Region, where 50 percent live, Khomas Region, where 24 percent live and Oshana Region, where 10 percent live. Apart from Namibia this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 11 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epafrasi | 93 | 49 | / |
| Ephafras | 93 | 6 | / |
| Epaforas | 93 | 1 | / |
| Epafra | 92 | 296 | / |
| Epfras | 92 | 17 | / |
| Epafrassp | 88 | 7 | / |
| Epaphras | 80 | 604 | / |
| Abfras | 77 | 1 | / |
| Epafrosya | 75 | 22 | / |
| Epaphrase | 75 | 4 | / |
| Epapharas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abafras | 71 | 272 | / |
| Epaphra | 71 | 147 | / |
| Abafaras | 67 | 79 | / |
| Epaphrus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abbafras | 67 | 2 | / |
| Epaphars | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abaforas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abaafras | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obiafras | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abofiras | 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 Epafras
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