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

The surname Ephron is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ephron.

How Common Is The Last Name Ephron? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ephron is the 839,220th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 22,218,128 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Ephron live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America. Ephron is also the 227,353rd most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 1,213 people.

Ephron is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 170 people, or 1 in 2,132,111. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 16 percent are found, California, where 15 percent are found and Louisiana, where 12 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 19 percent are found and South Africa, where 13 percent are found.

Ephron Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ephron surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.55% registered to vote for 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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • 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 Ephron
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