Ofae Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ofae Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ofae Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1401:58,2417,447
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Ofae (82) may also be a first name.

Ofae Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ofae is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ofae click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofae? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,447,279th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 97 percent of Ofae are found; 97 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 97 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Ofae is also the 1,060,447th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 82 people.

This last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 140 people, or 1 in 58,241. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: National Capital District, where 48 percent live, Gulf, where 41 percent live and Central, where 10 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 3 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ofaye8927/
Ofahe8924/
Oifae8914/
Ofaje894/
Gofae891/
Ofawe891/
Gofaye8022/
Ofahey805/
Ofayhe802/
Ofaaye802/
Ofaiye802/
Hofawe801/
Ofayie801/
Ofajie801/
Ofei757,909/
Ofoe754,782/
Ofie75462/
Ofaa75189/
Ofai75145/
Ofea75138/
Ofue7584/
Ofee7578/
Ofay7548/
Efae7545/
Ofoa7527/
Afae7516/
Ofye757/
Ofey755/
Ofau752/
Ofeu752/
Ofej751/
O'Fahey732/
Hoofaes730/
Offei6727,020/
Ofuya67584/
Offie67391/
O'Fee67297/
Ofoye67238/
Oufaa67122/
Ofuje67104/
Șofei6792/
Ofoia6777/
Ofeye6777/
Ofoje6749/
Gofoe6735/
Afaee6735/
Oifie6731/
Ofeyi6730/
Gofea6726/
Gofai6724/
Ofiya6717/
Afaye6716/
Ofiye6715/
Afaie6715/
Ofoya6713/
Ofoua6713/
Ofaha678/
Țofei678/
O'Fay677/
Offai677/
Ofuye677/
Offey676/
Ofeje676/
Ofaio676/
Ofaya675/
Ofayo675/
Oufei675/
Hafae674/
Oufai674/
Ofija674/
Șofie674/
Aefae674/
Hofaiedh674/
Gofay673/
Gofie673/
Ofeyo673/
Ofoue673/
Afaet673/
Ofaia672/
Gofey672/
Offee672/
Offay672/
Offea672/
Ofowe672/
Hofej672/
Oufie672/
Offoe672/
Ofuja672/
Hofey671/
Ofejo671/
Hofaj671/
Gofee671/
Ofaji671/
Gafae671/
Ofeha671/
Odfea671/
Ofuoa671/
Gofei671/
Hofai671/
Osfea671/
Ofeih671/
Ofeja671/
Gofeu671/
Effae671/
Aufae671/
Ofeis671/
Ofije671/
Ofgea671/
Odfey671/
Opfeu671/
Afahe671/
Oufea671/
Ojfee671/
Ofeya671/
Afaes671/
Ofaus670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ofae
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