Nwafor Surname

2,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215,664 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwafor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwafor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria214,4651:82698
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
United States2931:1,237,06187,515
England2171:256,76520,624
South Africa1011:536,41342,583
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Austria151:567,69652,281
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Norway91:571,36544,190
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Suriname11:552,6169,664
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Nwafor (10,967) may also be a first name.

Nwafor Last Name Facts

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

Nwafor is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwafor? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,573rd most commonly used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 33,791 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwafor reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwafor is also the 57,619th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 10,967 people.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 214,465 people, or 1 in 826. In Nigeria Nwafor is most numerous in: Anambra, where 41 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 15 percent reside and Enugu, where 11 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 54 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Nwafor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Nwafor last name is predominantly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Nwafor are 44.07% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 97.3% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nwafor earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.21% less than the national average, earning 251,920 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 20.99% less than the national average, earning R 187,752 per year; in United States they earn 5.41% more than the national average, earning $45,483 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.3% more than the national average, earning $62,749 CAD per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nwafor
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