Last name Efim (Ефим 
, Efim 
, יפים ) , around the globe, is quite a rare cognomen. The family name Efim is characteristic of Israel, where it is quite a common surname, Kyrgyzstan, where it is a rare surname, and Georgia. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Israel, Russia, and Kyrgyzstan. More frequently, Efim is the forename as well as the last name.