Nwafer Surname
6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Nwafer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwafe | 91 | 77 | / |
| Nwaifere | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwafee | 83 | 57 | / |
| Nwaife | 83 | 50 | / |
| Nwafea | 83 | 16 | / |
| Nwafeh | 83 | 13 | / |
| Nwofer | 83 | 5 | / |
| Nwafie | 83 | 5 | / |
| Nwafeu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nwafes | 83 | 1 | / |
| N'Wafe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwaffeu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nwafihe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwofe | 73 | 5,594 | / |
| Nwafi | 73 | 121 | / |
| Nwafa | 73 | 82 | / |
| Nwafy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuafe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwaffior | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwafio | 67 | 212 | / |
| Nwofie | 67 | 22 | / |
| Nwaufa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Nwafoa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nwofeh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nuefer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwaifi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nuofer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwoife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwafyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwoofe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbafer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaphe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nweufe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nwafer
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis