Ofa Surname

170,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,520 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Tonga

Ofa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ofa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt8241:111,5739,244
Tonga4201:25659
Nigeria2791:634,92029,981
Indonesia2541:520,66642,361
Australia2391:112,95312,558
Solomon Islands1061:5,472756
Niger911:210,9017,017
United States761:4,769,196247,034
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
American Samoa221:2,534546
India181:42,614,743461,117
Oman101:368,7975,193
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
England81:6,964,757184,742
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
France21:33,211,361423,184
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

The alternate forms: Ofá (1) are calculated separately.

Ofa (4,036) may also be a first name.

Ofa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ofa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ofa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻓﺎ) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Ofá. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 170,957th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,891,883 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 49 percent of Ofa live; 33 percent live in North Africa and 33 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Ofa is also the 109,822nd most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 4,036 people.

This last name is most widespread in Egypt, where it is carried by 824 people, or 1 in 111,573. Barring Egypt Ofa exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in Tonga, where 17 percent reside and Nigeria, where 11 percent reside.

Ofa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ofa last name are 37.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90.91% being registered to vote for the party.

Ofa earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.02% more than the national average, earning $44,882 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ofá891/
Oufa86638/
Gofa86462/
Hofa86332/
Offa86307/
Ofat86248/
Ofaa86189/
Oofa86184/
Ofah86167/
Oifa86148/
Ofai86145/
Ofea86138/
Ofay8648/
Ofoa8627/
Ofaz865/
Ofga865/
Owfa864/
Ofța864/
Osfa862/
Ofau862/
Ofad862/
Otfa862/
Oyfa861/
Opfa861/
Șofa861/
Ofas861/
Ojfa861/
Ohfa861/
Ofap861/
Goffa752,507/
Ouffa752,117/
Hoffa751,734/
Offah75135/
Oufaa75122/
Gopfa75119/
Gofah7572/
Goufa7566/
Oufad7529/
Gofea7526/
Ofahe7524/
Gofai7524/
Hoifa7521/
Houfa7513/
Hofah7511/
Oiffa7510/
Ofaha758/
O'Fay757/
Offai757/
Ofaya755/
Oufat755/
Oufai754/
Gofay753/
Hoofa753/
Hofas753/
Ofaia752/
Ofgaa752/
Offay752/
Offea752/
Goifa752/
Hofat752/
Oufah752/
Oufas752/
Hofaj751/
Hojfa751/
Odfea751/
Ofuoa751/
Hofai751/
Ouwfa751/
Osfea751/
Oshfa751/
Uodfa751/
Ousfa751/
Offga751/
Ofash751/
Offha751/
Oufea751/
Oifga751/
Osfas751/
Otfah751/
Goofa751/
Offad750/
Hopfa750/
Offat750/
Ofaus750/
Afa6724,455/
Efa679,069/
Ofe671,124/
Ofo67857/
Ofi67823/
Ouffai67730/
Gouffa67407/
Hoffay67155/
Ofy67136/
Hofash6762/
Hoffas6726/
Gofeau6716/
Goffau6715/
Hofayz6712/
Ofioha679/
Hoifah678/
Houffa676/
Ofahey675/
Hoofah674/
Offaha674/
Ouffaa674/
Ouffad673/
Hosfau673/
Houfai673/
Hofatt672/
Offatt672/
Gofeah672/
Ofaaye672/
Ouffah672/
Ofuoha672/
Hoffai671/
Hoijfa671/
Goffay671/
O'Fhea671/
Hoffat671/
Gofaih671/
Goffha671/
Houfaj671/
Hofais671/
Goufai671/
Houfad671/
Hoopfa670/
Hooffa670/
Offath670/
Hoffad670/

Ofa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ofa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﻓﺎafa-

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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
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  • 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 Ofa
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