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.
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Nwafor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwafor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nwafor is found most in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwafor? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,573rd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,791 people. It is mostly found 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. Nwafor is also the 57,619th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 10,967 people.
This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 214,465 people, or 1 in 826. In Nigeria it is most common in: Anambra, where 41 percent are found, Ebonyi, where 15 percent are found and Enugu, where 11 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 54 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Nwafor Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Nwafor last name is chiefly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Nwafor surname are 44.07% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 97.3% registered with 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.
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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