Okafoeze Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okafoeze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Okafoeze Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Okafoeze Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okafoeze is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okafoeze? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,772,636th most common family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Okafoeze live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria Okafoeze is primarily found in: Lagos, where 50 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 31 percent reside and Enugu, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Okafoeze is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekfweze671/
Akovoeze6327/
Ikefieze631/
Okafuji531,510/
Okofesi533/
Akifeza532/
Okefosi531/
Akovoize501/
Akovoïze501/
Okvz501/
Ikfz501/
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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 Okafoeze
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