Kafor Surname

1,095,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kafor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1871:947,28740,584
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kafor (66) may also be a first name.

Kafor Last Name Facts

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

Kafor is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafor? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,095,216th most frequently held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 32,533,687 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Kafor are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,201,840th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 66 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 187 people, or 1 in 947,287. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 21 percent live, Lagos, where 21 percent live and Abia, where 19 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Kafor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Kafor earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.12% more than the national average, earning $43,633 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafoor91138/
Kafour9164/
Kaafor9158/
Kafore9124/
Khafor9114/
Kaffor911/
Kasfor911/
Qkafor911/
Keafor911/
Kaifor911/
Khafour83497/
Khafoor83101/
Kaafour8373/
Kafoure8368/
Kaffoor8363/
Kasfour8326/
Keaford832/
Kaitfor831/
Khaffor831/
Kaifoor831/
Keafour830/
Kaiford830/
Kafar80660/
Kafur80358/
Kefor8046/
Kofor8015/
Qafor8012/
Cafor803/
Kaufford774/
Kaforova771/
Kashfoor771/
Khafoure771/
Kausford770/
Keasford770/
Kafare73755/
Kafaar73494/
Koford73361/
Katfar73350/
Qafore73195/
Kaffar73186/
Khafar73139/
Kafure73100/
Khafur7357/
Kofort7356/
Qafoor7345/
Kahfar7343/
Kaafar7338/
Kaifar7334/
Cafoor7326/
Casfor7310/
Kohfor738/
Khofor737/
Ceafor735/
Cafour734/
Keufor734/
Kofore733/
Caford732/
Cafort732/
Qafour732/
Kawfar732/
Kaufar732/
Kaffur731/
Kapfar731/
Caffor731/
Kajfar731/
Kafarh731/
Kuifor731/
Caifor731/
Keffor731/
Qatfor731/
Qhafor731/
Kafart731/
Kewfor731/
Caufor730/
Kaifur730/
Keefor730/
Keifor730/
Caffoor671,414/
Catford67799/
Cayford67754/
Caffort67263/
Casford67220/
Kaffure6739/
Caufour6734/
Khaffar6723/
Khayfar6716/
Cafford6712/
Kafuure6711/
Khafare6710/
Kaffaar679/
Gkaafar674/
Koffore673/
Kofootr672/
Kafaare672/
Caffore672/
Koffour672/
Khafure671/
Quafoor671/
Quaford671/
Kaafare671/
Khafaar671/
Khafarz671/
Kadfard671/
Kouffor671/
Qaffoor671/
Qaffuor671/
Qhafoor671/
Caffour671/
Casfore671/
Kaphoor671/
Cafoorr671/
Kaewfar671/
Cauford670/
Keaffar670/
Kosford670/
Capford670/
Cadford670/
Keiffor670/
Kaufhar670/

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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 Kafor
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