Nwofor Surname

155,168th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,826 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwofor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwofor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,7071:65,4394,801
United States531:6,838,848318,712
England421:1,326,62059,571
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Nwofor (69) may also be a first name.

Nwofor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nwofor is found most in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nwofor click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwofor? popularity and diffusion

Nwofor is the 155,168th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,578,749 people. The surname Nwofor is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Nwofor reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwofor is also the 1,171,416th most prevalent forename in the world It is held by 69 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,707 people, or 1 in 65,439. In Nigeria Nwofor is most prevalent in: Borno, where 23 percent live, Ebonyi, where 15 percent live and Enugu, where 12 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Nwofor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Nwofor last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Nwofor surname are 19.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 72.73% registered with the political party.

The amount Nwofor earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 12.14% more than the national average, earning $48,387 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.24% more than the national average, earning $68,186 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwoffor926/
Nnwofor921/
Nwofford864/
Nwafor83215,664/
Nwefor8342/
Nuofor831/
Nwofar831/
Nwaafor7771/
Nwaufor7741/
Nnwafor7736/
Nwaffor7726/
Nwophor7724/
Nwwafor7713/
Nwafore779/
Nwafour778/
Nwaforh776/
Nwuafor776/
Nwaefor774/
Nwahfor774/
Nwaford772/
Nwuefor771/
Nwafort771/
Nwhafor771/
Nwaforr771/
Nwgafor771/
Nwafoor771/
Nwaforp771/
Nwophore714/
Nwafar6726/
Mbofor676/
Nbafor673/
Nwafur672/
Nuefor671/
Nwaforová671/
Nwaphor622/
Mboufor621/
Nwafare621/
Nuafore621/
Nwahphor571/
Mbafor50274/

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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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  • 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 Nwofor
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