Nsafor Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nsafor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nsafor 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
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Nsafor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nsafor occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nsafor? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Nsafor occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nsafor are found; 80 percent are found in Central Africa and 80 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 25 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 25 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 25 percent are found. Besides Cameroon Nsafor is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 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
Nsofor832,438/
Nzafor831/
Njafor831/
Nsoffor775/
Nchafor774/
Nsuofor772/
Nsoifor772/
Nzeafor771/
Nnsofor771/
Njeafor771/
Njofor6789/
Nzefor6717/
Nsofar673/
Njafar673/
Nzofor672/
Nchofor6210/
Nzeufor621/
Nchoufor571/
Nzouford571/
Njaffeur571/
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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 Nsafor
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