Okafa Surname
Approximately 194 people bear this surname
Okafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 192 | 1:922,619 | 39,799 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Okafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okafa is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Okafa.
How Common Is The Last Name Okafa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,210,518th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okafa live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 192 people, or 1 in 922,619. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Cross River, where 92 percent live, Lagos, where 4 percent live and Benue, where 2 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Okafa occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okhafa | 91 | 5 | / |
| Okafo | 80 | 641 | / |
| Ekafa | 80 | 419 | / |
| Akafa | 80 | 217 | / |
| Okafi | 80 | 36 | / |
| Okafe | 80 | 34 | / |
| Okofa | 80 | 30 | / |
| Ukafa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Okefa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Akkafa | 73 | 447 | / |
| Akhafa | 73 | 174 | / |
| Oukafi | 73 | 150 | / |
| Okeafo | 73 | 19 | / |
| Okhafe | 73 | 13 | / |
| Okafoh | 73 | 13 | / |
| Akaafa | 73 | 13 | / |
| Okafer | 73 | 8 | / |
| Okaife | 73 | 8 | / |
| Askafa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Okeafe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Okeifa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Akaifa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Okaifo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Akahfa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okafoo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okahfo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okopfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okafoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hukafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Utkafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okafie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekaifa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okhafi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hakafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekafea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akafay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okhafo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okuofa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okeafi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okeefa | 73 | 0 | / |
| Okaffe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Okhaifo | 67 | 80 | / |
| Okhaefo | 67 | 22 | / |
| Okhafoh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Hakaufa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Akafass | 67 | 7 | / |
| Aakafay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okaifoh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akafash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oukoffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akaffas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okouffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okeafer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okeaffe | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Okafa
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