Ephraim Surname

13,273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nauru

Ephraim Surname User-submission:

Ephraim (also Efraim) is a masculine given name of Hebrew and Aramaic origin, first used by the Israelite patriarch of that name. In the modern English language, it is typically pronounced /'i:f. rəm/. In Hebrew, the name means 'fruitful, fertile, and productive.

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Ephraim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria14,6541:12,0881,238
Tanzania8,1581:6,490837
Malawi5,2801:3,242416
Ghana3,3941:7,9611,074
Chad2,2151:6,136908
Israel1,7901:4,781706
United States1,4871:243,75223,231
Ethiopia1,2881:75,7357,282
Papua New Guinea7371:11,063984
Togo6301:11,5042,968
South Africa5201:104,18812,601
Zimbabwe3311:46,6417,168
Vanuatu2751:957231
Botswana1761:12,4262,362
England1271:438,72529,288
Netherlands1241:136,18720,959
Antigua and Barbuda1141:870151
India1131:6,788,189152,128
Kenya1101:419,81722,966
Saint Lucia931:1,922337
Namibia691:34,9195,039
Wales571:54,2904,971
Canada541:682,32655,162
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Nauru361:33097
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
France201:3,321,136213,627
United States Virgin Islands171:6,493987
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
British Virgin Islands161:1,975263
Rwanda161:710,3112,071
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Trinidad and Tobago111:123,9987,543
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Saint Kitts and Nevis101:5,520561
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
China21:683,660,78330,601
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales291:54,0832,718
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1871:268,54921,901

The alternate forms: Ephraïm (1,843) & Ephraîm (2) are calculated separately.

Ephraim (161,588) may also be a first name.

Ephraim Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Ephraim (also Efraim) is a masculine given name of Hebrew and Aramaic origin, first used by the Israelite patriarch of that name. In the modern English language, it is typically pronounced /'i:f. rəm/. In Hebrew, the name means 'fruitful, fertile, and productive.'

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Ephraim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ephraim (Hindi: इफ्राईम, Marathi: मेरीाईम) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Ephraïm or Ephraîm. For other potential spellings of Ephraim click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ephraim? popularity and diffusion

Ephraim is the 13,273rd most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 172,908 people. Ephraim is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Ephraim reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 44 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ephraim is also the 6,508th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 161,588 people.

Ephraim is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 14,654 people, or 1 in 12,088. In Nigeria Ephraim is most frequent in: Cross River, where 15 percent live, Borno, where 9 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 9 percent live. Not including Nigeria it is found in 73 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 19 percent live and Malawi, where 13 percent live.

Ephraim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ephraim has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ephraim surname 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 adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding 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 political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ephraïm951,843/
Ephraîm952/
Euphraim9333/
Ephraime9328/
Ephraiem937/
Ephrraim932/
Ephraimn931/
Eiphraim931/
Ephhraim931/
Hephraim931/
Ephrgaim931/
Eephraim931/
Ephram92531/
Ephrim92464/
Epraim9298/
Ephraem86497/
Ephrain86240/
Ephrame86122/
Ephreim8659/
Aphraim8652/
Ehpraim8631/
Ephriem8627/
Eprhaim8620/
Ephream8619/
Iphraim8613/
Eprayim8611/
Efhraim867/
Efphram863/
Epraihm863/
Ephrime862/
Euphrim862/
Ephraum861/
Ephraym861/
Epphrim861/
Eiphram861/
Euphram861/
Eprim8321/
Epram8310/
Ephraimová821/
Espratim801/
Ephraian801/
Ephraham801/
Ephrahym801/
Euphraïm801/
Euphreim801/
Euprhaim801/
Eprahiem801/
Ephrem7743,342/
Efraim772,538/
Eprhim77122/
Ephran7777/
Aphram7770/
Ipraim7717/
Apraim7714/
Eprame774/
Aphrim773/
Epreim772/
Efhram772/
Epraem772/
Hepram771/
Jepram771/
Iphrim771/
Epprim771/
Iphram771/
Ehpram771/
Eprime771/
Epriem771/
Aepram771/
Eeprim771/
Espram770/
Effraim71320/
Esprime71158/
Ephreme7187/
Euphrem7185/
Efrasim7128/
Euphran7123/
Efrayim7120/
Efraaim7119/
Efraime7112/
Eprayam714/
Eufraim714/
Epraham714/
Yefraim713/
Ehipram713/
Jiphrim711/
Ephrien711/
Eprayin711/
Aaphrim711/
Iphream711/
Efhrhim711/
Iprasim711/
Ephrine711/
Ephrème711/
Eprahhm711/
Esprham711/
Hipraim711/
Iphriem711/
Ephroum711/
Ehphrem711/
Efraimm711/
Esprain711/
Hophram711/
Hifraim711/
Eaphrem710/
Hephran710/
Hiphram710/
Ephrean710/
Efrim671,084/
Eprem67259/
Efram67129/
Aprim6777/
Epran6740/
Opram6732/
Apram6730/
Ipram6717/
Epramova677/
Hepraing676/
Iprim675/
Jeffraim674/
Iphraine674/
Eprahian672/
Iphriyam671/
Oprim671/
Eapherem671/
Jitphram671/

Ephraim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ephraim in the Hindi language
इफ्राईमiphra'ima-
Ephraim in the Marathi language
मेरीाईमmeria'ima50
एफराइमर्ephara'imar50

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