Nwafor Surname
Approximately 215,664 people bear this surname
Nwafor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 214,465 | 1:826 | 98 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| United States | 293 | 1:1,237,061 | 87,515 |
| England | 217 | 1:256,765 | 20,624 |
| South Africa | 101 | 1:536,413 | 42,583 |
| Cameroon | 20 | 1:1,038,453 | 65,513 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Nwafor (10,967) may also be a first name.
Nwafor Demographics
Nwafor Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Nwafor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwafor Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nwafor occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwafor? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,573rd most widespread family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 33,791 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwafor are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 57,619th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 10,967 people.
Nwafor is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 214,465 people, or 1 in 826. In Nigeria Nwafor is most common in: Anambra, where 41 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 15 percent reside and Enugu, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found 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 devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Nwafor are 44.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.3% registered to vote for the political 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwaafor | 92 | 71 | / |
| Nwaufor | 92 | 41 | / |
| Nnwafor | 92 | 36 | / |
| Nwaffor | 92 | 26 | / |
| Nwwafor | 92 | 13 | / |
| Nwafore | 92 | 9 | / |
| Nwafour | 92 | 8 | / |
| Nwaforh | 92 | 6 | / |
| Nwuafor | 92 | 6 | / |
| Nwaefor | 92 | 4 | / |
| Nwahfor | 92 | 4 | / |
| Nwaifor | 92 | 3 | / |
| Nwaford | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nwaforr | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nweafor | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwafort | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwhafor | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwaforp | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwafoor | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwajfor | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwgafor | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwofor | 83 | 2,826 | / |
| Nwefor | 83 | 42 | / |
| Nwafar | 83 | 26 | / |
| Nbafor | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nwafur | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nwaforová | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwoffor | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nwaphor | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nnwofor | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwuefor | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwafare | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuafore | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwofford | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nwahphor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbafor | 67 | 274 | / |
| Nuefor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuofor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwofar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwophor | 62 | 24 | / |
| Mbaafor | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nwophore | 57 | 4 | / |
| Mbofor | 50 | 6 | / |
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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
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- 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 Nwafor
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