Abafor Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Abafor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 70 | 1:2,530,611 | 83,100 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Abafor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abafor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Abafor is most common in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Abafor? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,237,939th most widely held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Abafor reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Abafor is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 2,530,611. In Nigeria Abafor is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 34 percent are found, Abia, where 21 percent are found and Borno, where 16 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abafour | 92 | 63 | / |
| Abgafor | 92 | 18 | / |
| Abaifor | 92 | 6 | / |
| Abafort | 92 | 1 | / |
| Abasfor | 92 | 1 | / |
| Abaffour | 86 | 26 | / |
| Abafourd | 86 | 17 | / |
| Abgafoor | 86 | 5 | / |
| Abafar | 83 | 47 | / |
| Abofor | 83 | 2 | / |
| Obafor | 83 | 2 | / |
| Awafor | 83 | 2 | / |
| Abadfar | 77 | 19 | / |
| Aswafor | 77 | 9 | / |
| Abofour | 77 | 2 | / |
| Aiwafor | 77 | 2 | / |
| Abafure | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abatfar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awuafor | 77 | 1 | / |
| Avaford | 77 | 0 | / |
| Abadfard | 71 | 10 | / |
| Abgaffar | 71 | 7 | / |
| Aboufour | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ebofor | 67 | 29 | / |
| Owafor | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ebefor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abofar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osuafor | 62 | 348 | / |
| Abofarh | 62 | 4 | / |
| Abofard | 62 | 4 | / |
| Awuofor | 62 | 1 | / |
| Obofour | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ampofor | 62 | 1 | / |
| Aboufar | 62 | 1 | / |
| Obeifor | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gobofor | 62 | 1 | / |
| Avazfard | 57 | 2 | / |
| Goboofor | 57 | 1 | / |
| Osuafoor | 57 | 1 | / |
| Aboojfar | 57 | 1 | / |
| Aboufardh | 53 | 1 | / |
| Howwaford | 53 | 1 | / |
| Owofor | 50 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abafor
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