Nifor Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Nifor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 30 | 1:146,951 | 10,677 |
| Cameroon | 29 | 1:716,175 | 51,453 |
Nifor (14) may also be a first name.
Nifor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nifor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nifor is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nifor? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nifor is the 2,506,728th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname Nifor occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nifor are found; 51 percent are found in West Africa and 51 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Nifor is also the 3,024,661st most frequent given name at a global level, borne by 14 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 146,951. In Liberia it is most prevalent in: Montserrado County, where 93 percent reside, Grand Kru County, where 3 percent reside and Nimba County, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Liberia this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 49 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niford | 91 | 49 | / |
| Nifore | 91 | 47 | / |
| Ngifor | 91 | 21 | / |
| Nifort | 91 | 14 | / |
| Niforh | 91 | 6 | / |
| Naifor | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nuifor | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nidfor | 91 | 1 | / |
| Neifor | 91 | 0 | / |
| Neiford | 83 | 49 | / |
| Nisford | 83 | 4 | / |
| Niforth | 83 | 2 | / |
| Neifour | 83 | 1 | / |
| Neifort | 83 | 0 | / |
| Nufor | 80 | 60 | / |
| Nifar | 80 | 28 | / |
| Nefor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Neiforth | 77 | 5 | / |
| Niforova | 77 | 2 | / |
| Neisfort | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngefor | 73 | 737 | / |
| Neifar | 73 | 430 | / |
| Naifar | 73 | 45 | / |
| Nifure | 73 | 31 | / |
| Neafor | 73 | 9 | / |
| Neford | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nisfar | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nefour | 73 | 2 | / |
| Niffur | 73 | 2 | / |
| Newfor | 73 | 2 | / |
| Neefor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Noifar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nifhar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuefor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nefort | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nesfor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nifaar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyfort | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyfore | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyforh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niofar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuifar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neufor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Noidfar | 67 | 99 | / |
| Nefford | 67 | 46 | / |
| Naifard | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nesford | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nedford | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nehfort | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngeffor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nneafor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neefore | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neffort | 67 | 1 | / |
| Newfort | 67 | 0 | / |
| Netford | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Nifor
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