Okafor Surname
Approximately 509,733 people bear this surname
Okafor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 501,755 | 1:353 | 37 |
| United States | 2,211 | 1:163,934 | 16,666 |
| Ghana | 1,801 | 1:15,003 | 1,939 |
| England | 1,193 | 1:46,704 | 5,875 |
| Togo | 1,050 | 1:6,903 | 1,501 |
| South Africa | 424 | 1:127,778 | 15,009 |
| Spain | 203 | 1:230,306 | 15,169 |
| Canada | 129 | 1:285,625 | 26,641 |
| Ireland | 103 | 1:45,718 | 3,416 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| United Arab Emirates | 57 | 1:160,742 | 11,909 |
| Gambia | 49 | 1:39,254 | 219 |
| Germany | 47 | 1:1,712,882 | 99,068 |
| Brazil | 46 | 1:4,653,790 | 122,015 |
| Iceland | 45 | 1:8,446 | 860 |
| Scotland | 45 | 1:118,974 | 7,657 |
| Sweden | 29 | 1:339,543 | 23,803 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Namibia | 25 | 1:96,376 | 8,697 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Greece | 21 | 1:527,609 | 66,013 |
| Senegal | 19 | 1:767,334 | 2,735 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| Burkina Faso | 16 | 1:1,147,006 | 10,865 |
| Sierra Leone | 16 | 1:443,102 | 516 |
| Benin | 16 | 1:645,975 | 38,126 |
| Ecuador | 15 | 1:1,060,390 | 14,974 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| Liberia | 14 | 1:314,895 | 17,893 |
| Poland | 13 | 1:2,923,750 | 116,258 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Czechia | 12 | 1:886,122 | 73,425 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Jamaica | 10 | 1:286,995 | 7,581 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Mali | 9 | 1:1,885,448 | 1,868 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Guinea | 7 | 1:1,690,545 | 1,750 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Northern Cyprus | 2 | 1:159,506 | 9,062 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
Okafor (31,716) may also be a first name.
Okafor Demographics
Average Male Okafor Height
180.87 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Okafor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okafor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okafor (Russian: Окафор) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Okafor.
How Common Is The Last Name Okafor? popularity and diffusion
Okafor is the 1,053rd most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 14,297 people. The surname Okafor occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okafor reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 26,725th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 31,716 people.
The last name Okafor is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 501,755 people, or 1 in 353. In Nigeria Okafor is primarily concentrated in: Anambra, where 43 percent are found, Imo, where 13 percent are found and Enugu, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 87 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Ghana, where 0 percent are found.
Okafor Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Okafor last name are 42.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.14% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Okafor earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 3.78% more than the national average, earning 359,175 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 21.32% less than the national average, earning R 186,972 per year; in United States they earn 7.09% more than the national average, earning $46,209 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.73% less than the national average, earning $44,850 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okeafor | 92 | 13,659 | / |
| Okafore | 92 | 23 | / |
| Okhafor | 92 | 20 | / |
| Okaffor | 92 | 18 | / |
| Okaafor | 92 | 13 | / |
| Okafoor | 92 | 7 | / |
| Ookafor | 92 | 5 | / |
| Okafort | 92 | 4 | / |
| Ohkafor | 92 | 3 | / |
| Okaforr | 92 | 3 | / |
| Otkafor | 92 | 3 | / |
| Uokafor | 92 | 2 | / |
| Okkafor | 92 | 2 | / |
| Oikafor | 92 | 2 | / |
| Hokafor | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ockafor | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okafour | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ojkafor | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okhaifor | 86 | 19 | / |
| Okeaffor | 86 | 10 | / |
| Okaforrd | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okaforph | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oikeafor | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okeafore | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okofor | 83 | 762 | / |
| Ukafor | 83 | 204 | / |
| Okefor | 83 | 153 | / |
| Akafor | 83 | 56 | / |
| Okafar | 83 | 52 | / |
| Okafur | 83 | 7 | / |
| Ocafor | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekhafor | 77 | 6 | / |
| Akafore | 77 | 4 | / |
| Akhafor | 77 | 2 | / |
| Okoofor | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ukaford | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okaphor | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okoffor | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ocheafor | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ekhaifor | 71 | 2 | / |
| Akofor | 67 | 96 | / |
| Okofar | 67 | 39 | / |
| Okefar | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ukofor | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ocafar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekafar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akefor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akafar | 67 | 1 | / |
Okafor Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Okafor in the Russian language | ||
| Окафор | okafor | - |
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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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- 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 Okafor
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