Saforo Surname

185,683rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Saforo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saforo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2,2171:12,1881,617
United States361:10,068,304413,125
England111:5,065,278148,650
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Saforo (227) may also be a first name.

Saforo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Saforo occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Saforo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 185,683rd most commonly held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,193,491 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Saforo reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 596,468th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 227 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is carried by 2,217 people, or 1 in 12,188. Apart from Ghana this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Saforo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Saforo are 19.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.73% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Saforo earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 32.33% less than the national average, earning $29,198 USD per year and in Canada they earn 52.74% more than the national average, earning $75,886 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saforou921/
Safourou8613/
Saforost862/
Shaforos862/
Seforo83773/
Safora83383/
Soforo8375/
Safero8365/
Safuro8360/
Safaro8338/
Shaforost801,117/
Safoora77637/
Safuroh77480/
Safoura77182/
Scafaro77158/
Safaroh77158/
Saforas7776/
Safaroj7753/
Safarou7749/
Safaroo7743/
Saforah7724/
Safutro7724/
Scafora7724/
Sefhoro7717/
Saffaro7714/
Safasro777/
Saffora773/
Safaroz773/
Safaroa773/
Saifora773/
Saforga772/
Safaroi772/
Saffero771/
Saforra771/
Safurou771/
Saforaz771/
Scaffaro7149/
Shafuroh7111/
Shafaroj718/
Saifuroh717/
Shafoora715/
Saffoura714/
Şaforost714/
Safourah712/
Safarood711/
Saforaah711/
Safarosh711/
Djaforou711/
Safarous711/
Safaroud711/
Safourra711/
Safourha711/
Shaforat711/
Safooraa711/
Saifaroj711/
Shahdforosh711/
Schafora710/
Cafaro678,027/
Safura671,687/
Safara671,506/
Sefora67872/
Safera67347/
Cafora67329/
Jafaro67101/
Zafora6758/
Sofuro6741/
Zafaro6721/
Sefaro6712/
Ceforo6710/
Shafarost675/
Shoforost674/
Zafero673/
Sofora672/
Soufourou672/
Djafourou672/
Sofaro672/
Sofero671/
Shafarosh671/
Sheafaroj671/
Shaafoura671/
Jafourosh671/
Shafarood671/
Sjaffarou671/
Safarrood671/
Safarrooy671/

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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 Saforo
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