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Throughout the world, Effendi (Effendi , Эффенди , אפנדי) is a rare boy's forename. The given name Effendi is characteristic of South-eastern Asia, particularly Singapore, where it is a rare masculine name, Malaysia, and Philippines, where it is a very rare mostly male, but infrequently girly name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Malaysia, China, and Singapore. More prevalently, Effendi is the last name as well as the forename.