Nafor Surname
Approximately 505 people bear this surname
Nafor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 494 | 1:358,589 | 19,295 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Nafor (100) may also be a first name.
Nafor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nafor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nafor (Arabic: نفور, Russian: Нафор) occurs most in Nigeria. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nafor? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 611,703rd most commonly held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 14,430,784 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nafor reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nafor is also the 946,056th most frequently held given name in the world, borne by 100 people.
The surname Nafor is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 494 people, or 1 in 358,589. In Nigeria Nafor is most common in: Ebonyi, where 47 percent live, Plateau, where 44 percent live and Rivers, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and Afghanistan, where 0 percent live.
Nafor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Nafor has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nafor last name declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngafor | 91 | 372 | / |
| Nafore | 91 | 86 | / |
| Nawfor | 91 | 22 | / |
| Naafor | 91 | 13 | / |
| Neafor | 91 | 9 | / |
| Nnafor | 91 | 8 | / |
| Nafour | 91 | 6 | / |
| Naffor | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nahfor | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nafoir | 91 | 1 | / |
| Naifor | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngaffor | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nnafort | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nadfour | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nnawfor | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nnafore | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nahforh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nneafor | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngafoor | 83 | 1 | / |
| Naufour | 83 | 1 | / |
| Naffort | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nasfour | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nafford | 83 | 0 | / |
| Nafar | 80 | 980 | / |
| Nofor | 80 | 252 | / |
| Nefor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nafur | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nashford | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nnajwfor | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nayforth | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nawfar | 73 | 732 | / |
| Nafare | 73 | 274 | / |
| Naifar | 73 | 45 | / |
| Nafarh | 73 | 43 | / |
| Naffar | 73 | 38 | / |
| Ngofor | 73 | 34 | / |
| Naphor | 73 | 27 | / |
| Nofore | 73 | 26 | / |
| Najfar | 73 | 14 | / |
| Nadfar | 73 | 13 | / |
| Noffor | 73 | 12 | / |
| Naufar | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nafaur | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nasfar | 73 | 5 | / |
| Noufor | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nazfar | 73 | 2 | / |
| Newfor | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nuofor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngafur | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nafarr | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuifor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neefor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Noford | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neufor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gnafar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neafur | 73 | 0 | / |
| Neifor | 73 | 0 | / |
| Nafurd | 73 | 0 | / |
| Neiford | 67 | 49 | / |
| Ngoufor | 67 | 31 | / |
| Najphor | 67 | 10 | / |
| Naifard | 67 | 5 | / |
| Noofoor | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nhafare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nashfar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naffart | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnoefor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nozfort | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neifour | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nofhour | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nofford | 67 | 0 | / |
| Neifort | 67 | 0 | / |
Nafor Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nafor in the Russian language | ||
| Нафор | nafor | - |
| Nafor in the Arabic language | ||
| نفور | nfwr | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Nafor
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis