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Across the world, افرايم (Efraim
, افرايم
) is a common masculine given name. The first name افرايم is characteristic of Namibia, where it is quite a common male name, Tanzania, where it is quite a rare male name, and Philippines. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Philippines, Brazil, and Indonesia. Much less frequently, افرايم is the last name as well as the forename.
افرايم is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ephraim , the son of Joseph, Genesis 41; Efraim 'Eli' Zahavy , the character in The West Wing; Efraim Longstocking , the fictional character in Astrid Lindgren's books about Pippi Longstocking and Efraim von Trippelhatt , the fictional ''Selmas saga'' character.