Nafore Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Nafore Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nafore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso761:241,4754,792
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Nafore (1,312) may also be a first name.

Nafore Last Name Facts

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

Nafore is found most in Burkina Faso. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nafore click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nafore? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,020,555th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Nafore live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nafore is also the 217,076th most prevalent given name at a global level, held by 1,312 people.

It is most widespread in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 241,475. In Burkina Faso it is mostly concentrated in: Sahel Region, where 97 percent are found, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 1 percent are found and Sud-Ouest Region, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Burkina Faso Nafore occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 8 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naforge9210/
Nnafore921/
Nafor91505/
Nafforey861/
Ngafor83372/
Nafare83274/
Nafere83143/
Nafora8388/
Nofore8326/
Nawfor8322/
Naafor8313/
Neafor839/
Nnafor838/
Nafour836/
Nafori832/
Naffor831/
Naifor831/
Nafoir831/
Nahfor831/
Nafouri77143/
Nnafort773/
Ngaffor773/
Nafared771/
Nafareh771/
Naforay771/
Naufour771/
Ngafoor771/
Neefore771/
Nafoura771/
Nneafor771/
Nasfour771/
Nafarie771/
Naferie771/
Nafoury771/
Nahforh771/
Naifere771/
Nhafare771/
Nnawfor771/
Nadfour771/
Naffort771/
Nafford770/
Nafar73980/
Nofor73252/
Nafarieh7146/
Nashford712/
Ngafouri711/
Nnajwfor711/
Nayforth711/
Naffouri711/
Nawfar67732/
Nafura67330/
Nafari67271/
Nafara6766/
Naifar6745/
Nafarh6743/
Naffar6738/
Nefori6737/
Naferi6734/
Ngofor6734/
Naphor6727/
Nofori6715/
Najfar6714/
Nadfar6713/
Nafary6713/
Noffor6712/
Nefare6711/
Naufar676/
Nafuri675/
Nasfar675/
Nafaur675/
Noufor674/
Nazfar672/
Nafarr671/
Neufor671/
Noford671/
Nofere671/
Nuofor671/
Nazfareed671/
Gnafar671/
Neifor670/

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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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  • 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 Nafore
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