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Okafor Name Meaning

West African (Nigeria): from the Igbo personal name Okafor meaning ‘man born on Afor day’. Afor is the name of one of the four (market) days of the Igbo four-day week.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Sanor, Offer, Omlor, Biafore, Manor, Onufer, Skaar, Kapoor, Tokar

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Between 1977 and 2003, in the United States, Okafor life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1986, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Okafor in 1977 was 32, and 43 in 2003.

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