Okeafor Surname

38,500th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,659 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okeafor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okeafor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria13,6311:12,9961,314
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Okeafor (110) may also be a first name.

Okeafor Last Name Facts

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

Okeafor is most common in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okeafor? popularity and diffusion

Okeafor is the 38,500th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 533,534 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okeafor are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 895,203rd most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 110 people.

The last name Okeafor is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 13,631 people, or 1 in 12,996. In Nigeria it is most common in: Imo, where 54 percent reside, Anambra, where 28 percent reside and Enugu, where 5 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Okeafor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Okeafor surname is principally Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

Okeafor earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.99% less than the national average, earning $21,577 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okeaffor9310/
Okeafore931/
Oikeafor931/
Okafor92509,733/
Okefor92153/
Okafore8623/
Okhafor8620/
Okaffor8618/
Okaafor8613/
Okuefor867/
Okafoor867/
Ookafor865/
Okafort864/
Otkafor863/
Okaforr863/
Ohkafor863/
Oikafor862/
Okkafor862/
Uokafor862/
Ockafor861/
Ojkafor861/
Okefore861/
Hokafor861/
Okafour861/
Okeford860/
Okhaifor8019/
Ocheafor804/
Okaforph801/
Okaforrd801/
Ukafor77204/
Akafor7756/
Okafar7752/
Okafur777/
Okefar773/
Okifor772/
Akefor771/
Ocafor771/
Ekhafor716/
Akafore714/
Akhafor712/
Okaphor711/
Ochefor711/
Ukaford711/
Okyford711/
Okhifor711/
Akajifor674/
Ekhaifor672/

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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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  • 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 Okeafor
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