Ndefor Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ndefor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ndefor Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria511:3,473,387102,969
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173

Ndefor (35) may also be a first name.

Ndefor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ndefor is most common in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndefor? popularity and diffusion

Ndefor is the 2,605,694th most frequent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndefor reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ndefor is also the 1,744,716th most commonly occurring forename globally, held by 35 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 3,473,387. In Nigeria Ndefor is mostly found in: Lagos, where 37 percent are found, Taraba, where 31 percent are found and Abia, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndiefor923/
Ndeffor921/
Ndifor836,694/
Ndofor83339/
Ndiffor771/
Ndifore771/
Ndehfar771/
Ndofar6715/
Ndhofar625/
Ndiphor621/

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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 Ndefor
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