O'Fay Surname
7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England
O'Fay Surname Definition:
O'FAY: A sept of the North of Ireland. D'Alton.
O'Fay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
O'Fay Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
O'FAY: A sept of the North of Ireland. D'Alton.
— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofay | 89 | 48 | / |
| O'Fahey | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ofaye | 80 | 27 | / |
| Ofayo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ofaya | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gofay | 80 | 3 | / |
| Offay | 80 | 2 | / |
| O'Foy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ofa | 75 | 2,520 | / |
| Ofy | 75 | 136 | / |
| Hoffay | 73 | 155 | / |
| Gofaye | 73 | 22 | / |
| Hofayz | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ofaiyo | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ofahey | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ofaaye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ofayhe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ofayie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oufayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| O'Fhea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goffay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afay | 67 | 654 | / |
| Oufa | 67 | 638 | / |
| Gofa | 67 | 462 | / |
| Hofa | 67 | 332 | / |
| Offa | 67 | 307 | / |
| Hofy | 67 | 278 | / |
| Ofat | 67 | 248 | / |
| Ofaa | 67 | 189 | / |
| Oofa | 67 | 184 | / |
| D'Offay | 67 | 167 | / |
| Ofah | 67 | 167 | / |
| Oifa | 67 | 148 | / |
| Ofae | 67 | 148 | / |
| Ofai | 67 | 145 | / |
| Ofea | 67 | 138 | / |
| Ofyi | 67 | 64 | / |
| Ofoy | 67 | 57 | / |
| Ofiy | 67 | 36 | / |
| Ofoa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Oufy | 67 | 18 | / |
| Offy | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ofye | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ofaz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ofga | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ofey | 67 | 5 | / |
| Owfa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ofța | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ofau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ofuy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ofad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owfy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Osfa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Otfa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ojfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gofy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osfy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofyz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofyd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofyy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Efay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Șofa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofyo | 67 | 1 | / |
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