Ephantus Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ephantus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ephantus Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya801:577,24927,285
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Ephantus (8,888) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Ephantus Demographics

Ephantus Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Ephantus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ephantus is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ephantus? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,047,559th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Ephantus reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 66,275th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 8,888 people.

The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 577,249. In Kenya Ephantus is mostly found in: Meru County, where 73 percent live, Kirinyaga County, where 11 percent live and Tharaka Nithi County, where 5 percent live. Barring Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Ephantus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ephantus surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Euphantus941/
Ephantuz881/
Ephentus881/
Epeanetus825/
Epaintu80102/
Iphentus751/
Ipantu71142/
Epainetou711/
Ipanntu673/
Opontus671/
Epeintu671/
Afontus671/
Ifeanetu6360/
Epontoo532/
Iponteu531/
Ofontus531/
Espontão501/
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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 Ephantus
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