Okoroafor Surname

14,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okoroafor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okoroafor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria39,0751:4,533607
United States1201:3,020,491176,226
England1141:488,75531,416
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Norway131:395,56035,657
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
China31:455,773,85521,925
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France21:33,211,361423,184
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Okoroafor (1,693) may also be a first name.

Okoroafor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okoroafor is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Okoroafor click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okoroafor? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 14,129th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 184,724 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okoroafor are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okoroafor is also the 186,876th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 1,693 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 39,075 people, or 1 in 4,533. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Imo, where 41 percent live, Abia, where 17 percent live and Ebonyi, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Okoroafor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Okoroafor last name is chiefly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Okoroafor surname are 35.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 88.24% registered with the political party.

The amount Okoroafor earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 6.51% less than the national average, earning 323,536 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 51.84% less than the national average, earning R 114,444 per year and in United States they earn 13.95% more than the national average, earning $49,169 USD per year.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Okoroafor
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