Ephrata Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Congo

Ephrata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ephrata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ephrata (115) may also be a first name.

Ephrata Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ephrata is most common in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ephrata? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ephrata is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Ephrata live; 40 percent live in Central Africa and 40 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 873,022nd most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 115 people.

The last name Ephrata is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Ephrata is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 50 percent are found and Washington, where 50 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 20 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ephratha931/
Eprata92102/
Ephrati8658/
Ephraty864/
Ephrate862/
Euprata861/
Epratha861/
Epratap861/
Esprata861/
Ephrathi808/
Euphrate806/
Ephrathy802/
Efrata77164/
Euphratti751/
Effrata7116/
Jeprato716/
Apratha713/
Efratha712/
Esprato711/
Aipratap671/
Espreita671/
Efrastaz671/

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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 Ephrata
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