Ephrem Surname

12,943rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Ephrem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ephrem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia42,0161:2,322406
Tanzania4131:128,18812,040
United States3521:1,029,71375,652
Nigeria1561:1,135,53046,612
France1191:558,17475,634
India851:9,024,299181,432
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
England161:3,482,379114,324
Rwanda161:710,3112,071
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Saint Lucia61:29,7971,820
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Ephrem (65,918) may also be a first name.

Ephrem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ephrem (Hindi: एफ्रेम, Oriya: ଏେଫମ) occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ephrem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 12,943rd most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 168,141 people. Ephrem is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ephrem live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 14,625th most prevalent given name globally. It is borne by 65,918 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 42,016 people, or 1 in 2,322. Excluding Ethiopia Ephrem occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Ephrem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ephrem surname are 43.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.43% being registered with the political party.

Ephrem earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.88% less than the national average, earning $40,179 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ephraem92497/
Ephreme9287/
Euphrem9285/
Ephreim9259/
Ephriem9227/
Ephream9219/
Ehphrem921/
Eaphrem920/
Eprem91259/
Eapherem861/
Euphreim861/
Ephrim83464/
Yeprem83365/
Aphrem8358/
Epherm8336/
Ephren8325/
Geprem8321/
Efhrem834/
Epfrem832/
Heprem832/
Epraem832/
Ephirm832/
Epreim832/
Epprem831/
Iphrem831/
Epreme831/
Epriem831/
Eiprem831/
Eprhem831/
Ephraim7742,147/
Ehpreme773/
Ephraîm772/
Euphrim772/
Ephrime772/
Iphriem771/
Ephrème771/
Epherme771/
Iphream771/
Epphrim771/
Ephrien771/
Ephraym771/
Ephairm771/
Jepfrem771/
Efrem7320,472/
Aprem73134/
Eprim7321/
Oprem733/
Jprem731/
Epremova7139/
Euphraim7133/
Ephraime7128/
Ephrraim712/
Hephraim711/
Ephhraim711/
Ephrahym711/
Eiphraim711/
Ephrgaim711/
Eephraim711/
Eprahiem711/
Aprhem6757,580/
Efraem67153/
Eprhim67122/
Epraim6798/
Efreme6733/
Effrem6711/
Eafrem679/
Efriem678/
Efreim676/
Apprem675/
Ephrin675/
Yefrem674/
Iprhem674/
Jefrem674/
Aphrim673/
Efreum672/
Apreem672/
Iphren671/
Eeprim671/
Hephrn671/
Iphrim671/
Epprim671/
Apraem671/
Aproem671/
Yepremova671/
Efream671/
Hefrem671/
Eprime671/
Espren671/

Ephrem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ephrem in the Hindi language
एफ्रेमephrema-
Ephrem in the Oriya language
ଏେଫମeephama93.79
ଏେଫମ୍eepham5.52
ଏଫେରମepherama0.69

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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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  • 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 Ephrem
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