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

Ndefor is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndefor? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,605,694th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndefor are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 35 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 3,473,387. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 37 percent reside, Taraba, where 31 percent reside and Abia, where 14 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 7 percent reside.

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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