Gbafor Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Gbafor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Gbafor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbafor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gbafor is more commonly found in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbafor? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,723,624th most widespread surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbafor live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.
Gbafor is most widely held in Liberia, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 629,791. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Lofa County, where 71 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 14 percent are found and River Gee County, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Liberia it occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gbafore | 92 | 158 | / |
| Ngbafor | 92 | 4 | / |
| Ngbaffor | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gbofor | 83 | 38 | / |
| Guafor | 83 | 1 | / |
| Guafoor | 77 | 3 | / |
| Guafour | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nguafor | 77 | 2 | / |
| Guhafoor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbofoure | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guafar | 67 | 105 | / |
| Guaffar | 62 | 5 | / |
| Ncwafor | 62 | 2 | / |
| Nkwafor | 62 | 2 | / |
| Guahfar | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gweifor | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ngbofar | 62 | 1 | / |
| Quaford | 62 | 1 | / |
| Quafoor | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ghuaffar | 57 | 1 | / |
| Cwawford | 57 | 1 | / |
| Guhaffar | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gwofford | 57 | 0 | / |
| Ngwuoffor | 53 | 15 | / |
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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 Gbafor
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