Family name Okafor (Okafor 
, Окафор 
) , around the globe, is a widespread cognomen. The last name Okafor is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, where it is a common surname, Niger, where it is quite a common surname, and Gambia, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Nigeria, Niger, and the United States. Likewise, Okafor is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Okafor | United States, Ghana, Cameroon, Nigeria, Niger |
| Окафор | Ukraine, Russia |
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obiora chinedu okafor Canadian lawyer, CA |
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emeka okafor American basketball player, US (b. 1982) |
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| simon akwali okafor Nigerian catholic priest (1934-2014), NG (b. 1934) |
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| jonathan chukuemeka okafor botanist (b. 1934) |
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jon okafor American soccer player, US (b. 1989) |
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alex okafor American football player (born 1991), US (b. 1991) |
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ujunwa eucharia okafor Nigerian association football player, NG (b. 1992) |
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jahlil okafor American basketball player, US (b. 1995) |
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| raphael okafor anglican bishop in Nigeria (b. 1946) |
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noah okafor association football player, CH |
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| fidelis uzochukwu okafor Nigerian professor of philosophy, NG (b. 1950) |
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| regina okafor NG (b. 1944) |
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| charles okafor Nigerian actor and film producer, NG (b. 1960) |
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| john okafor Nigerian actor, NG (b. 1960) |
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| boniface okafor Nigerian footballer, NG (b. 1966) |
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