Okfor Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okfor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okfor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Okfor Last Name Facts

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

Okfor is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Okfor.

How Common Is The Last Name Okfor? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,100,440th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname Okfor is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Okfor reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Okfor is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria Okfor is most numerous in: Lagos, where 26 percent live, Ondo, where 19 percent live and Kogi, where 13 percent live. Besides Nigeria Okfor is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Okfor Last Name Statistics demography

Okfor earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okhfor913/
Okfour911/
Okffor911/
Ockford8353/
Okfar801/
Hockford7733/
Askfor731/
Akfour731/
Akford730/
Hogford671/
Hakford671/

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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 Okfor
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis