Okafo Surname
Approximately 641 people bear this surname
Okafo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 559 | 1:316,892 | 17,477 |
| United States | 44 | 1:8,237,703 | 362,142 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Okafo (2,273) may also be a first name.
Okafo Demographics
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Okafo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okafo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okafo is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Okafo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 510,276th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,369,026 people. Okafo occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Okafo live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okafo is also the 156,484th most frequently occurring given name world-wide, borne by 2,273 people.
This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 559 people, or 1 in 316,892. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 14 percent live, Enugu, where 14 percent live and Abia, where 7 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.
Okafo Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Okafo last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83.33% registered with the political party.
Okafo earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.84% more than the national average, earning $48,691 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okeafo | 91 | 19 | / |
| Okafoh | 91 | 13 | / |
| Okaifo | 91 | 4 | / |
| Okahfo | 91 | 2 | / |
| Okafoo | 91 | 2 | / |
| Okhafo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okafoi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okhaifo | 83 | 80 | / |
| Okhaefo | 83 | 22 | / |
| Okhafoh | 83 | 18 | / |
| Okaifoh | 83 | 2 | / |
| Akafo | 80 | 939 | / |
| Okofo | 80 | 801 | / |
| Okafa | 80 | 194 | / |
| Okefo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ukafo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ekafo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okhaifoh | 77 | 218 | / |
| Okahaifo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Oukhafou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akafou | 73 | 647 | / |
| Okofoh | 73 | 260 | / |
| Akaffo | 73 | 56 | / |
| Okuofo | 73 | 24 | / |
| Ekaifo | 73 | 16 | / |
| Okoffo | 73 | 10 | / |
| Akaifo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ekafuo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Okofoa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Okhafa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Okapho | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okofou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okoufo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okofoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akafoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okeifo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okoifo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akaffou | 67 | 7,979 | / |
| Okuofoh | 67 | 48 | / |
| Ekhaifo | 67 | 33 | / |
| Okoffou | 67 | 28 | / |
| Okoifoh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ackafou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okoufoh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekhaefo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okoffoh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Okafo
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