Anafor Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Anafor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 51 | 1:407,237 | 34,925 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
Anafor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anafor Come From? nationality or country of origin
Anafor is most common in Cameroon. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Anafor? popularity and diffusion
Anafor is the 2,555,468th most common surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Anafor reside; 89 percent reside in Central Africa and 89 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Anafor is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 407,237. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Southwest Region, where 75 percent live, Littoral Region, where 20 percent live and Centre Region, where 2 percent live. Excluding Cameroon Anafor exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 5 percent live and Turkey, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angafor | 92 | 522 | / |
| Annafor | 92 | 1 | / |
| Anaufor | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ainafor | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hanaford | 86 | 98 | / |
| Hanafoor | 86 | 48 | / |
| Hanafour | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hanafort | 86 | 0 | / |
| Hanafore | 86 | 0 | / |
| Anafar | 83 | 7 | / |
| Onafor | 83 | 6 | / |
| Enafor | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hannaford | 80 | 6,951 | / |
| Hannafore | 80 | 1 | / |
| Haunaford | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hanhaford | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hanaforth | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hanafar | 77 | 76 | / |
| Anofore | 77 | 3 | / |
| Angofor | 77 | 3 | / |
| Anafure | 77 | 2 | / |
| Anuifor | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anuofor | 77 | 1 | / |
| Annafar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Asnafar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Angafar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Einafor | 77 | 1 | / |
| Enawfor | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hannasford | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hannahford | 75 | 0 | / |
| Gajnafar | 71 | 47 | / |
| Hannafar | 71 | 14 | / |
| Ainafure | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hanoford | 71 | 0 | / |
| Honnaford | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hannoford | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hannafard | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onafar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Enofor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haunoford | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hannefour | 67 | 0 | / |
| Enefor | 67 | 0 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Anafor
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis