Gbafor Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gbafor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gbafor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Gbafor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gbafor is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbafor? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gbafor is the 6,723,624th most common last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Gbafor is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbafor are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

It is most widely held in Liberia, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 629,791. In Liberia Gbafor 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. Excluding Liberia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gbafore92158/
Ngbafor924/
Ngbaffor861/
Gbofor8338/
Guafor831/
Guafoor773/
Guafour772/
Nguafor772/
Guhafoor711/
Gbofoure711/
Guafar67105/
Guaffar625/
Ncwafor622/
Nkwafor622/
Guahfar621/
Gweifor621/
Ngbofar621/
Quaford621/
Quafoor621/
Ghuaffar571/
Cwawford571/
Guhaffar571/
Gwofford570/
Ngwuoffor5315/

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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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