Efe (name)

Efe

Gender	Male
Language	Turkish
Origin
Meaning	'Brave'
Other names
Related names	Ege

Efe is a masculine Turkish given name meaning 'brave' or 'valiant'. It was historically used as a title for respected men in Western Anatolia. Sometimes the name also appears as a family name.

People

Given name

• Efe Elmas (born 1989), Turkish writer and symbologist
• Efe Abogidi (born 2001), Nigerian basketball player
• Efe Afe (born 1967), Nigerian politician
• Efe Ajagba (born 1994), Nigerian boxer
• Efe Akman (born 2006), Turkish footballer
• Efe Ali (born 2003), Bulgarian footballer
• Efe Ambrose (born 1988), Nigerian footballer
• Efe Arda Koyuncu (born 2005), Turkish footballer
• Efe Aydan (born 1955), Turkish basketball player
• Efe Bayram (born 2002), Turkish volleyball player
• Efe Cakarel, Turkish entrepreneur
• Efe Echanomi (born 1986), footballer
• Efe Grace, Ghanaian singer and songwriter
• Efe Irele (born 1990), Nigerian actress
• Efe İnanç (born 1980), Turkish footballer
• Efe Jerry Obode (born 1989), Nigerian footballer
• Efe Korkut (born 2006), Turkish footballer
• Efe Mac Roc, Nigerian composer
• Efe Murad (born 1987), Turkish poet, translator, and historian
• Efe Obada (born 1992), British American football player
• Efe Paul Azino, Nigerian writer
• Efe Ronald Chesterfield, Nigerian writer
• Efe Sarıkaya (born 2005), Turkish footballer
• Efe Sodje (born 1972), footballer
• Efe Uwaifo (born 1995), British triple jumper
• Efe Özarslan (born 1990), Turkish footballer
• Efe Üstündağ (born 1977), Turkish tennis player

Middle name

• Ali Efe Yeğin (born 1993), Turkish motorcycle racer
• Gökçen Efe (1881–1919), Turkish folk hero
• Mert Efe Kılıçer (born 2004), Turkish artistic gymnast
• Poyraz Efe Yıldırım (born 2005), Turkish footballer

Surname

• Nevin Efe (1947–2026), Turkish actress
• Sam Loco Efe (1939–2011), Nigerian actor