Ephron Surname

839,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Ephron Surname Definition:

(from the name of a male ancestor) Although in the Bible Ephron is the name of a Hittite, the Jewish family name Ephron is a garbled version of Ephrom and is derived from Ephraim. Since the “f” (“ph”) and “v” represent interchangeable sounds the name also appears as Evron.

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Ephron Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1701:2,132,111135,040
Nigeria631:2,811,79089,258
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
India81:95,883,173728,828
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Ephron (1,213) may also be a first name.

Ephron Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from the name of a male ancestor) Although in the Bible Ephron is the name of a Hittite, the Jewish family name Ephron is a garbled version of Ephrom and is derived from Ephraim. Since the “f” (“ph”) and “v” represent interchangeable sounds the name also appears as Evron.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Ephron Last Name Facts

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

Ephron has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ephron? popularity and diffusion

Ephron is the 839,220th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 22,218,128 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Ephron are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Ephron is also the 227,353rd most frequently used first name on earth, held by 1,213 people.

Ephron is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 170 people, or 1 in 2,132,111. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 16 percent reside, California, where 15 percent reside and Louisiana, where 12 percent reside. Aside from The United States it occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 19 percent reside and South Africa, where 13 percent reside.

Ephron Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ephron surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.55% registered with the party.

The amount Ephron earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 113.93% more than the national average, earning R 508,380 per year and in United States they earn 12.42% more than the national average, earning $48,507 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ephrone924/
Ephroon921/
Ephfron921/
Hephron921/
Epron91525/
Eprong8379/
Ephran8377/
Ephrom8376/
Jepron8338/
Hepron834/
Aphron832/
Espron831/
Eprond831/
Ephfrom7744/
Jehpron7734/
Euphran7723/
Hephrun779/
Ephroum771/
Hephran770/
Heppron770/
Efron731,747/
Opron7399/
Apron7390/
Epran7340/
Eprom7323/
Ipron733/
Esprottn712/
Epronova711/
Esprotin711/
Effron67735/
Ephram67531/
Hefron67155/
Yopron6752/
Hafron6740/
Ophran6715/
Hapron678/
Iprong675/
Hepran675/
Iphran674/
Șopron674/
Yefron673/
Eeprom672/
Gefron672/
Efrond671/
Espran671/
Efrohn671/
Aproon671/
Appron671/
Hipron671/
Jefron671/
Jepran671/
Efroin671/
Apronn671/
Gipron670/
Hifron670/
Hofron670/

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Ephron Reference & Research

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ephron
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