Anfor Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Anfor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anfor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
England11:55,718,059489,080

Anfor (187) may also be a first name.

Anfor Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Anfor Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Anfor is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Anfor click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anfor? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,882,373rd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Anfor is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Anfor are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 665,130th most frequently held forename world-wide, held by 187 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria Anfor is mostly found in: Plateau, where 88 percent are found, Lagos, where 8 percent are found and Kaduna, where 4 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Anfor is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 4 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anfort9117/
Anfour9110/
Hanfor919/
Ganfor915/
Anford912/
Anfoor911/
Hanford833,657/
Anforth83147/
Asnford834/
Ganfour831/
Annford831/
Hanfore831/
Hanfour831/
Atenfor831/
Eanford830/
Aynford830/
Anfar80456/
Onfor8011/
Amfor801/
Enfor801/
Anforova775/
Hannford774/
Hanfford774/
Hannffor771/
Hainford770/
Hanfordt770/
Haanford770/
Hanfar73151/
Honfor7397/
Ainfar7392/
Aynfar7332/
Aenfar7325/
Ánfort739/
Anfaar736/
Aanfar734/
Onfore734/
Amford733/
Asnfar732/
Anfare732/
Gonfor732/
Ganfar732/
Anfart732/
Ganfur731/
Anfard730/
Achinfour710/
Hanfare67131/
Hamford676/
Gonfour673/
Hounfor673/
Ahanfar671/
Gajnfar671/
Honford671/
Einfort671/
Asmford670/
Hamfort670/
Ainfahr670/
Einford670/

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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 Anfor
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis