Okafor is used as a family name or surname in Nigeria. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Okafor
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Nigeria
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Okafor

How popular is Okafor?

Okafor is common in Nigeria.

Okafor is ranked 1052 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Okafors grew by 68.6087 per cent to 1939 since 2000 and ranked 15194 after elevating 6060 spots. The last name was found in around 7 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 96.6 94.78
Okafor is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Nigeria which signifies that it is originated from Nigeria. Around 504457 people have been found who wears Okafor as their family name. Okafor is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
4,742 China9
135,535 Australia9
2,604 Benin5
513 Sierra Leone4
661,536 Indonesia3
281 Guinea3
119,730 Brazil3
2,444 Sudan3
32,472 Azerbaijan3
4,384 Northern Ireland3
810 Mali3
13,901 Trinidad and Tobago3
34,572 Israel2
28,083 Romania2
2,152 Niger2
3,791 Namibia2
3,670 Mozambique2
1,347 Liberia2
8,657 Lebanon2
18,625 Japan2
4,086 Angola2
6,103 Cyprus2
35,969 Denmark2
54,135 Philippines2
21,929 Algeria2
14,004 Hungary2
1,879 Belize1
10,958 Bangladesh1
7,895 South Korea1
7,314 Bolivia1
56,169 Mexico1
12,745 Luxembourg1
1,819 Laos1
4,249 Cambodia1
734 Chad1
2,613 The Bahamas1
6,149 Ethiopia1
3,952 Yemen1
664 Equatorial Guinea1
7,292 Vietnam1
573 Vanuatu1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
2,013 Senegal50
5,205 Qatar49
12,953 Finland48
21,712 Sweden44
43,851 Netherlands44
102,186 Ukraine40
37,591 Belgium37
9,109 Burkina Faso25
7,162 Thailand15
536,142 India13
67,946 Czech Republic12
442,509 Russia12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
19,607 Greece98
4,105 Wales90
13,957 Switzerland81
117,149 France73
3,881 Hong Kong59
Countries with hundreds of Okafor:
11,469 Germany874
214 The Gambia725
4,155 Malaysia556
11,594 Poland525
10,157 Kenya471
14,154 Spain240
3,011 Scotland217
27,627 Turkey175
22,481 Canada156
257 Iceland143
2,912 Ireland142
9,948 Austria131
7,471 United Arab Emirates130
3,092 Kuwait122
6,446 Norway118
62,979 Italy101
Countries with thousands of Okafor:
2,665 England2,947
306 Togo2,742
1,623 Ghana2,077
16,214 United States2,050
2,068 Ivory Coast1,169
5,812 South Africa1,114
3,271 Cameroon1,090
Countries with hundred thousands of Okafor:
9 Nigeria485,557
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Comments

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De'Shawn Williams 10th July 2017 , 4:57 PM
Okafor is a Nigerian name used by the Igbo tribe meaning "male child born on Afor market day"
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Pastor Josiah Okafor 11th September 2017 , 4:15 AM
Founder, CEO, General Overseer of KIngdom of God on Mission.

Okafor Namesakes

  • Amaka Okafor, Actress
  • Emeka Okafor, Basketball player
  • Bertrand Okafor, Soccer player
  • Boniface Okafor, Soccer player
  • Nwandu Boniface Okafor, Author
  • Jahlil Okafor, Basketball player
  • Festus Chukwudi Okafor, Author
  • Ilana Nunn Okafor, Emeka Okafor's wife
  • Jahlil Okafor, Basketball player
  • Jahlil Okafor, Basketball player
  • In 2014, Claryzbell Okafor portrayed the role of N in drama film Pay Back.

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