Oleforo Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oleforo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oleforo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1491:1,188,87848,183
England151:3,714,537119,675
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Oleforo Last Name Facts

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

Oleforo is most common in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oleforo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,305,105th most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 42,124,543 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Oleforo reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 149 people, or 1 in 1,188,878. In Nigeria Oleforo is most common in: Kano, where 19 percent are found, Lagos, where 15 percent are found and Abia, where 14 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Oleforo Last Name Statistics demography

Oleforo earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.01% less than the national average, earning $22,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oleforoh937/
Oloforo864/
Olefora863/
Olaforo861/
Eleforo861/
Olefero861/
Eloforo715/
Galefourou711/
Alefaro711/
Elefora711/
Alaforoo6711/
Galifourou591/
Olifera57108/
Alafaro5719/
Olafara5711/
Alafero574/
Alifaro573/
Alifero573/
Alofaro571/
Olifara571/
Galifaro5324/
Alefarad536/
Alafarro534/
Alifatro531/
Aliafero531/
Aleafaras502/
Aalefarad501/
Aliafaroj501/

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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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  • 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 Oleforo
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