Ephias Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ephias Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ephias Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Ephias (2,116) may also be a first name.

Ephias Last Name Facts

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

Ephias is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ephias click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ephias? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most common family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Ephias occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ephias are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 163,422nd most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 2,116 people.

The surname Ephias is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 17,119,109. Beside Malawi this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jephias9222/
Epias9145/
Ephia9140/
Espias8391/
Hepias832/
Eyphia831/
Epia80931/
Epheaus771/
Espia731,260/
Epiat73195/
Apias73108/
Epiah7375/
Epiha7374/
Hepia7324/
Opias7317/
Eppia7315/
Epeha737/
Ipias733/
Epija732/
Epiay732/
Ephio732/
Iphia731/
Eupia731/
Epeas731/
Espiasse71202/
Aipias6746/
Espija6738/
Apijas6718/
Eppiah6715/
Jipias679/
Apehas679/
Espías677/
Epaiya675/
Gepiay673/
Ipiase672/
Jefias671/
Evphya671/
Heupia671/
Hipias671/
Effhia671/
Yepeas671/
Apihas671/
Espiad671/

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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
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  • 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 Ephias
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