Ephen Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ephen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ephen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Ephen (188) may also be a first name.

Ephen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ephen (Oriya: ଏେଫନ) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ephen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,665,662nd most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name Ephen is primarily found in Oceania, where 66 percent of Ephen reside; 66 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 66 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 663,277th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 188 people.

The last name is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 429,143. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Enga, where 47 percent are found, New Ireland, where 26 percent are found and Hela, where 21 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 7 percent are found and The Philippines, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ephien9133/
Jephen912/
Euphen912/
Ephene911/
Hephen910/
Ephn894/
Ephesen832/
Hedphen831/
Ephisen831/
Ephesin831/
Epene80118/
Ehven8075/
Aphen8013/
Ophen8012/
Ephem8010/
Iphen802/
Ephin802/
Ephng801/
Ephesien7725/
Ephisien771/
Ephichen771/
Opheen7314/
Ephion7312/
Epegne7310/
Epesen736/
Ehpene735/
Episen734/
Ephing733/
Ophein733/
Epheim733/
Ephina732/
Ephain732/
Jephin732/
Hophen732/
Ipehen731/
Hyphen731/
Hepene731/
Iphene731/
Edphin731/
Eapean731/
Aphein731/
Ophien731/
Epehem731/
Epeing731/
Iphfen730/
Ahphen730/
Hepgen730/
Epheam730/
Espein730/
Heetpheng714/
Efen67158/
Epyshyn67158/
Epichin6754/
Espesen6747/
Jphn6721/
Yephing6717/
Aipheng6713/
Ipichen6712/
Epjn674/
Esphine674/
Jepesen673/
Aphn672/
Hefn672/
Espesin672/
Joyphen671/
Jesphin671/
Eappean671/
Epychin671/
Espetin671/
Esphing671/
Ypichen671/
Eppesen670/
Eppisen670/
Hephing670/

Ephen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ephen in the Oriya language
ଏେଫନeephana-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ephen
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