Nwafornso Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwafornso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwafornso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria451:3,936,506111,794
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nwafornso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nwafornso is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwafornso? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nwafornso is the 2,746,821st most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname Nwafornso occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Nwafornso reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Nwafornso is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 3,936,506. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Federal Capital Territory, where 47 percent reside, Enugu, where 22 percent reside and Benue, where 20 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nfornsoh821/
Nafaransi677/
Nafaransa672/

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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 Nwafornso
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