Okefor Surname
Approximately 153 people bear this surname
Okefor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 149 | 1:1,188,878 | 48,183 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Okefor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okefor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okefor has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Okefor click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okefor? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,415,499th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. The surname Okefor occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okefor live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 149 people, or 1 in 1,188,878. In Nigeria Okefor is primarily found in: Abia, where 28 percent reside, Enugu, where 26 percent reside and Rivers, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okeafor | 92 | 13,659 | / |
| Okefore | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okeford | 92 | 0 | / |
| Okeaffor | 86 | 10 | / |
| Okeafore | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oikeafor | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okafor | 83 | 509,733 | / |
| Okofor | 83 | 762 | / |
| Okefar | 83 | 3 | / |
| Okifor | 83 | 2 | / |
| Akefor | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okhafor | 77 | 20 | / |
| Okaffor | 77 | 18 | / |
| Okaafor | 77 | 13 | / |
| Okafoor | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ookafor | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ohkafor | 77 | 3 | / |
| Okaforr | 77 | 3 | / |
| Uokafor | 77 | 2 | / |
| Okkafor | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oikafor | 77 | 2 | / |
| Okyford | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okoffor | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ojkafor | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okafour | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ockafor | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ochefor | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hokafor | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okhifor | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okhaifor | 71 | 19 | / |
| Ocheafor | 71 | 4 | / |
| Akofor | 67 | 96 | / |
| Akafor | 67 | 56 | / |
| Okafar | 67 | 52 | / |
| Okofar | 67 | 39 | / |
| Ocafor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okifur | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Okefor
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis