Okofor Surname
Approximately 762 people bear this surname
Okofor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 760 | 1:233,083 | 13,603 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Okofor (38) may also be a first name.
Okofor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okofor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okofor (Russian: Окофор) is found most in Nigeria. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Okofor? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 447,229th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,563,709 people. The surname Okofor is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okofor are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okofor is also the 1,662,754th most frequently occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 38 people.
This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 760 people, or 1 in 233,083. In Nigeria Okofor is primarily found in: Enugu, where 23 percent live, Delta, where 21 percent live and Lagos, where 12 percent live. Barring Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okoffor | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okoofor | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okafor | 83 | 509,733 | / |
| Okefor | 83 | 153 | / |
| Akofor | 83 | 96 | / |
| Okofar | 83 | 39 | / |
| Ukofor | 83 | 2 | / |
| Okafore | 77 | 23 | / |
| Okhafor | 77 | 20 | / |
| Okaffor | 77 | 18 | / |
| Okaafor | 77 | 13 | / |
| Okafoor | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ookafor | 77 | 5 | / |
| Okafort | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ohkafor | 77 | 3 | / |
| Okaforr | 77 | 3 | / |
| Otkafor | 77 | 3 | / |
| Uokafor | 77 | 2 | / |
| Okkafor | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oikafor | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ojkafor | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okafour | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hokafor | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ockafor | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akhuofor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okaforph | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okaforrd | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ukafor | 67 | 204 | / |
| Akafor | 67 | 56 | / |
| Okafar | 67 | 52 | / |
| Okafur | 67 | 7 | / |
| Okefar | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ocafor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akefor | 67 | 1 | / |
Okofor Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Okofor in the Russian language | ||
| Окофор | okofor | - |
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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 Okofor
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