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Where Does The Last Name Ephraim Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Ephraim (Hindi: इफ्राईम, Marathi: मेरीाईम) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Ephraïm or Ephraîm. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ephraim? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 13,273^rd most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 172,908 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Ephraim are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 44 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ephraim is also the 6,508^th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 161,588 people.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 14,654 people, or 1 in 12,088. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Cross River, where 15 percent live, Borno, where 9 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 9 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 73 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 19 percent live and Malawi, where 13 percent live.

Ephraim Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Ephraim has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ephraim last name expanded 795 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,411 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 197 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ephraim Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Ephraim last name are 38.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 91.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Ephraim earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 37.83% more than the national average, earning R 327,540 per year; in United States they earn 2.98% more than the national average, earning $44,433 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning $51,722 CAD per year.