Wafor Surname
Approximately 108 people bear this surname
Wafor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 55 | 1:3,220,777 | 97,902 |
| Cameroon | 52 | 1:399,405 | 34,455 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wafor (13) may also be a first name.
Wafor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wafor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wafor has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wafor? popularity and diffusion
Wafor is the 1,765,740th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wafor reside; 51 percent reside in West Africa and 51 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 13 people.
The last name Wafor is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 3,220,777. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Rivers, where 24 percent live, Ebonyi, where 16 percent live and Bayelsa, where 13 percent live. Other than Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 48 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wasfor | 91 | 38 | / |
| Waifor | 91 | 2 | / |
| Wafort | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wafore | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wafour | 91 | 0 | / |
| Watforp | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wafoure | 83 | 1 | / |
| Watforz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Washfor | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wayfore | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waffort | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wadfort | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waasfor | 83 | 1 | / |
| Whaford | 83 | 0 | / |
| Weaford | 83 | 0 | / |
| Wahford | 83 | 0 | / |
| Watfort | 83 | 0 | / |
| Bafor | 80 | 210 | / |
| Wafar | 80 | 202 | / |
| Wafur | 80 | 114 | / |
| Wefor | 80 | 25 | / |
| Wofor | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wadforth | 77 | 137 | / |
| Whadford | 77 | 19 | / |
| Wattford | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wathford | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waffar | 73 | 229 | / |
| Vasfor | 73 | 210 | / |
| Weafar | 73 | 64 | / |
| Bafour | 73 | 56 | / |
| Wafare | 73 | 52 | / |
| Wahfar | 73 | 20 | / |
| Weefor | 73 | 15 | / |
| Bajfor | 73 | 7 | / |
| Vafore | 73 | 7 | / |
| Baffor | 73 | 3 | / |
| Vafoor | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bafoor | 73 | 2 | / |
| Weafur | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bafuor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wofoor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaifor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wafard | 73 | 0 | / |
| Waaifoort | 71 | 14 | / |
| Weathford | 71 | 14 | / |
| Whaitford | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weathfort | 71 | 0 | / |
| Washforth | 71 | 0 | / |
| Baffour | 67 | 26,297 | / |
| Vaffoor | 67 | 292 | / |
| Baffuor | 67 | 278 | / |
| Weiford | 67 | 276 | / |
| Vaifour | 67 | 39 | / |
| Wooford | 67 | 36 | / |
| Baafour | 67 | 28 | / |
| Vashfor | 67 | 8 | / |
| Baufour | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vasfore | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wodford | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wohford | 67 | 3 | / |
| Woffort | 67 | 3 | / |
| Baifour | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bahfour | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bauffor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baffoor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bowfour | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wafarth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasfaur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaasfor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vasford | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaffour | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weifort | 67 | 0 | / |
| Woofort | 67 | 0 | / |
| Waffurd | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wafor
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