Ephel Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ephel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ephel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Ephel (407) may also be a first name.

Ephel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ephel is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ephel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ephel is the 7,117,718th most common family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Ephel reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 427,366th most frequent given name world-wide. It is borne by 407 people.

Ephel is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mwanza Region, where 100 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Ephel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gephel911/
Ephl891/
Epele801,567/
Ophel80125/
Epeal8051/
Aphel8016/
Epfel8013/
Ephil803/
Edphl801/
Epelle732,673/
Eppele73207/
Espeil73110/
Yepele7368/
Jepele7349/
Aphael7348/
Jepeal7332/
Hepfel7318/
Hepele739/
Iphael739/
Espejl733/
Epitel733/
Apheal733/
Espele732/
Yphael731/
Afehel731/
Hepeil731/
Țepele731/
Eipele731/
Etpele731/
Iphele731/
Espeal730/
Epfelt730/
Esphealth711/
Efel67174/
Eple67121/
Hoepfel6763/
Espicel6758/
Especel6742/
Eppelle6722/
Hephill677/
Gayphel673/
Hefl672/
Haphael672/
Epeelle671/
Hepeill671/
Hiepfel671/
Ophl671/
Epjl671/
Hyphael671/

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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 Ephel
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis