Nwafo Surname
Approximately 698 people bear this surname
Nwafo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 447 | 1:396,293 | 20,834 |
| Cameroon | 225 | 1:92,307 | 11,041 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Nwafo (73) may also be a first name.
Nwafo Demographics
Average Nwafo Salary in
United States
$24,292 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nwafo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwafo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nwafo is found most in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nwafo.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwafo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 478,427th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 10,440,610 people. Nwafo occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Nwafo are found; 64 percent are found in West Africa and 64 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,134,117th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 73 people.
Nwafo is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 447 people, or 1 in 396,293. In Nigeria it is most common in: Ebonyi, where 21 percent live, Lagos, where 12 percent live and Benue, where 8 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Nwafo Last Name Statistics demography
Nwafo earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.7% less than the national average, earning $24,292 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwaffo | 91 | 58 | / |
| Nwaufo | 91 | 55 | / |
| Nwaifo | 91 | 16 | / |
| Nwafoa | 91 | 6 | / |
| Nwaefo | 91 | 4 | / |
| Nwafos | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nwaafo | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nnwafo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwafou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwafoh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwaufoh | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nwuaffo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwaifoh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwgafou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwofo | 80 | 132 | / |
| Nwafa | 80 | 82 | / |
| Nwefo | 80 | 22 | / |
| Nvafo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nbafo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwaufa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Nvaffo | 73 | 8 | / |
| Nwefoh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nwafeu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nwofoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwofoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Bafo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwoofo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwapho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwaefa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwofoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwaffeu | 67 | 3 | / |
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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 Nwafo
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