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Across the world, Efrain (Efrain , Efraín , افراين ) is a widespread male first name. The first name Efrain is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Mexico, where it is quite a common masculine name, Bolivia, and Nicaragua (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Mexico, Peru, and the United States. Also, Efrain is the last name as well as the forename.
Efrain is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ephraim , the son of Joseph, Genesis 41 and Efraim 'Eli' Zahavy , the character in The West Wing.