Ayafor Surname

385,006th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 923 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ayafor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ayafor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon8541:24,3203,296
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ayafor (16) may also be a first name.

Ayafor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ayafor is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ayafor? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ayafor is the 385,006th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,895,499 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Ayafor reside; 92 percent reside in Central Africa and 92 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, held by 16 people.

It is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 854 people, or 1 in 24,320. In Cameroon Ayafor is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 60 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 15 percent reside and Centre Region, where 10 percent reside. Not including Cameroon this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.

Ayafor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ayafor surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Ayafor earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.04% less than the national average, earning $26,736 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ayahfor921/
Ayafour921/
Gayafor921/
Ayford83557/
Iyafor8315/
Gayfor8315/
Ayfort8314/
Ayefor8312/
Ajafor835/
Hayfor832/
Ayafar832/
Hayford7734,584/
Ahiafor771,549/
Ayiofor7748/
Gayffor775/
Hayfort773/
Gayafar773/
Gayifor771/
Gayefor771/
Ayfar7334/
Yefor7323/
Eyfor732/
Ayshford71183/
Hayforth713/
Ayiehfor713/
Haysford711/
Hayfford711/
Hayeford710/
Aufort67929/
Eyford67209/
Ajafar67123/
Iyofor6796/
Eaford6788/
Ajifor6768/
Ejafor6737/
Uyofor6719/
Ajufor6713/
Aufore6710/
Ojafor679/
Aufour677/
Gayfar674/
Auford674/
Hayshford674/
Aifour674/
Aiford673/
Ayufar672/
Oyefor671/
Aajfar671/
Oyford671/
Aufoor671/
Ajefor671/
Haufor671/
Yefoor671/
Gaifor671/
Ayfard671/
Ioafor671/
Ijafor671/
Ajofor671/

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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
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  • 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 Ayafor
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