Meaning of the nameEfraim

Efraim is a male name of Hebrew origin meaning 'fruitful', from Hebrew Efráyim, the name of a son of Joseph in the Old Testament.

Meaning

“'fruitful', from Hebrew Efráyim”

Source: Wiktionary: Ephraim · Behind the Name: Ephraim

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People (2022): 3,712
Rank in Brazil: #3,369
Median age: 16 years
2010 Census: 2,059; people

Efraim in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Efraim, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (987 people).

34 women 3,678 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Efraim is most common

States with the highest share of people named Efraim in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Amazonas 0.009%
Pará 0.003%
Maranhão 0.003%
Pernambuco 0.003%
Ceará 0.002%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	577	0.001%
Amazonas	367	0.009%
Minas Gerais	274	0.001%
Pernambuco	267	0.003%
Bahia	260	0.002%
Pará	260	0.003%
Rio de Janeiro	232	0.001%
Maranhão	204	0.003%
Ceará	167	0.002%
Goiás	108	0.002%
Paraná	105	0.001%
Alagoas	92	0.003%
Rio Grande do Norte	87	0.003%
Paraíba	85	0.002%
Espírito Santo	76	0.002%
Acre	71	0.009%
Santa Catarina	62	0.001%
Distrito Federal	60	0.002%
Rio Grande do Sul	55	0.001%
Mato Grosso	48	0.001%
Piauí	48	0.002%
Amapá	46	0.006%
Sergipe	40	0.002%
Roraima	34	0.005%
Mato Grosso do Sul	32	0.001%
Rondônia	30	0.002%
Tocantins	25	0.002%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Efraim

Wiktionary gives Efraim as the equivalent of English Ephraim, from Hebrew אֶפְרַיִם (Efráyim), 'fruitful'. Behind the Name gives the same meaning and lists Efraim as the Portuguese form. In the Old Testament, Efraim is the younger son of Joseph and gives his name to one of the twelve tribes of Israel; Wiktionary cites Genesis 41:52, where Joseph says that God made him fruitful. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) also records the spellings Efrain, Ephraim, Ephrain and Hefrain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,712 people named Efraim, with a median age of 16.

Sources

Wiktionary: Ephraim · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Wiktionary: Efraim · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Ephraim · behindthename.com · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Efraim · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Efraim

What does the name Efraim mean?

Efraim means “'fruitful', from Hebrew Efráyim”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Efraim in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,712 people with the first name Efraim, which ranks it number 3,369 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.

Is Efraim a boy's or a girl's name?

Efraim is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 34 women and 3,678 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Efraim?

Efraim is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Efraim most common?

Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.009% of the state's population is named Efraim (367 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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