Okafor Surname

1,053rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 509,733 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okafor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okafor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria501,7551:35337
United States2,2111:163,93416,666
Ghana1,8011:15,0031,939
England1,1931:46,7045,875
Togo1,0501:6,9031,501
South Africa4241:127,77815,009
Spain2031:230,30615,169
Canada1291:285,62526,641
Ireland1031:45,7183,416
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
United Arab Emirates571:160,74211,909
Gambia491:39,254219
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
Iceland451:8,446860
Scotland451:118,9747,657
Sweden291:339,54323,803
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Namibia251:96,3768,697
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Greece211:527,60966,013
Senegal191:767,3342,735
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Burkina Faso161:1,147,00610,865
Sierra Leone161:443,102516
Benin161:645,97538,126
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974
Wales151:206,30213,003
Liberia141:314,89517,893
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
India131:59,005,029552,550
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
China91:151,924,6187,954
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Guinea71:1,690,5451,750
Norway71:734,61250,907
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
France21:33,211,361423,184
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Belize11:355,4743,977
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Okafor (31,716) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okeafor9213,659/
Okafore9223/
Okhafor9220/
Okaffor9218/
Okaafor9213/
Okafoor927/
Ookafor925/
Okafort924/
Ohkafor923/
Okaforr923/
Otkafor923/
Uokafor922/
Okkafor922/
Oikafor922/
Hokafor921/
Ockafor921/
Okafour921/
Ojkafor921/
Okhaifor8619/
Okeaffor8610/
Okaforrd861/
Okaforph861/
Oikeafor861/
Okeafore861/
Okofor83762/
Ukafor83204/
Okefor83153/
Akafor8356/
Okafar8352/
Okafur837/
Ocafor831/
Ekhafor776/
Akafore774/
Akhafor772/
Okoofor771/
Ukaford771/
Okaphor771/
Okoffor771/
Ocheafor714/
Ekhaifor712/
Akofor6796/
Okofar6739/
Okefar673/
Ukofor672/
Ocafar671/
Ekafar671/
Akefor671/
Akafar671/

Okafor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Okafor in the Russian language
Окафорokafor-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Okafor
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