Yefremov

Yefremov or Efremov (Russian: Ефремов) and Yefremova or Efremova (Russian: Ефремова; feminine) is a common Russian surname. It is derived from the male given name Yefrem and literally means Yefrem's. Also in some cases it refers to Yefrem, which is the Russian form of Ephraim or אֶפְרָיִם which refers to the Hebrew tribe. The translation in Hebrew means "fruitful" The following individuals refer to Yefremov.

• Oleksandr Yefremov:A former governor of the Luhansk Oblast
  • Aleksandr Illarionovich Yefremov (1904–1951), Soviet politician, head of Moscow from 1938 to 1939
  • Aleksandr Vasilyevich Yefremov (born 1992), Russian footballer
  • Alexander P. Yefremov, Russian physicist
• Andriy Yefremov (born 1993), Ukrainian footballer
• Iliyan Efremov (born 1970), Bulgarian pole vaulter
• Ivan Yefremov (1907–1972), Soviet science fiction writer and paleontologist
• Mikhail Yefremov:
  • Mikhail Grigoryevich Yefremov (1897–1942), Soviet military commander
  • Mikhail Olegovich Yefremov (born 1963), Soviet and Russian actor, son of Oleg Yefremov
  • Mikhail Timofeyevich Yefremov (1911–2000), Soviet politician and diplomat
• Oleg Yefremov (1927–2000), Soviet and Russian actor
• Pyotr Yefremov (1830-1908), Russian literary historian and publisher
• Serhiy Yefremov (1876–1939), Ukrainian literary journalist and political activist
• Yevgeni Yefremov:
  • Yevgeni Borisovich Yefremov (born 1970), retired Russian footballer
  • Yevgeni Gennadyevich Yefremov (born 1979), Russian footballer
• Yevhen Yefremov (born 1994), Ukrainian footballer
• Vasily Yefremov, Soviet ace, double Hero of the Soviet Union

as well as:

• Antonina Yefremova, Ukrainian sprinter
• Lilia Vaygina-Efremova (born 1975), Ukrainian biathlete
• Nelliy Yefremova, Soviet sprint canoer