Nyefor Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Liberia

Nyefor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyefor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Nyefor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyefor is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyefor? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyefor are found; 67 percent are found in Central Africa and 67 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most common in: Northwest Region, where 50 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 50 percent are found. Not including Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Liberia, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyiefor9213/
Nyefore929/
Ngefor83737/
Neafor839/
Nyífor834/
Nyifor832/
Nuefor831/
Njefor831/
Neefor831/
Neufor831/
Neifor830/
Neufort7757/
Neiford7749/
Nieford772/
Neifour771/
Njeafor771/
Nnoefor771/
Ngeffor771/
Nneafor771/
Neuafor771/
Neifort770/
Neuford770/
Nieforth71175/
Neuforth7126/
Neiforth715/
Neisfort711/
Nayforth711/
Neyforth710/
Neifar67430/
Njifor67150/
Nnejiofor6712/
Noufor674/
Nyíforová673/
Nnajiefor673/
Naifor671/
Nyiforová671/
Nuifor671/
Gnessford671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nyefor
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