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 more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Okeafor? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 38,500th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 533,534 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okeafor live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 895,203rd most prevalent first name in the world, held by 110 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 13,631 people, or 1 in 12,996. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Imo, where 54 percent are found, Anambra, where 28 percent are found and Enugu, where 5 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Okeafor occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Okeafor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly 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
  • 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 Okeafor
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