Obifa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Obifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Obifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obifa occurs most in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obifa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obifa reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Obifa is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Obifa is mostly found in: Rivers, where 100 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Obifa occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obifah | 91 | 33 | / |
| Obiofa | 91 | 4 | / |
| Ebifa | 80 | 333 | / |
| Abifa | 80 | 28 | / |
| Obefa | 80 | 27 | / |
| Ovifa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Obife | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ubifa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Owifa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Obifo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oubeidfa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obaidfah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oweifa | 73 | 680 | / |
| Obiefo | 73 | 82 | / |
| Abifai | 73 | 68 | / |
| Ebiefa | 73 | 41 | / |
| Obaifo | 73 | 31 | / |
| Abifay | 73 | 21 | / |
| Owiefa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Obeifo | 73 | 8 | / |
| Awoifa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hovifa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Owoifa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ebiffa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ebeifa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Habifa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abifad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obiefe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovoifa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ebifah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abaifa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oweifah | 67 | 105 | / |
| Obeifoh | 67 | 45 | / |
| Obiefie | 67 | 11 | / |
| Obaifoh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Habifai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abeifah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Habifah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obiefoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abifais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obeifie | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Obifa
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