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
Okafor Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Okafor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okafor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okafor (Russian: Окафор) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okafor? popularity and diffusion
The last name Okafor is the 1,053rd most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 14,297 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okafor are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 26,725th most frequently held first name globally, held by 31,716 people.
The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 501,755 people, or 1 in 353. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Anambra, where 43 percent are found, Imo, where 13 percent are found and Enugu, where 10 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Okafor exists in 87 countries. It is also common 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 bearing the Okafor surname is principally Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Okafor surname are 42.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.14% being registered to vote for the political 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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