Ofam Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Ofam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 40 | 1:4,428,569 | 120,862 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
Ofam (19) may also be a first name.
Ofam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ofam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ofam is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ofam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,843,861st most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Ofam reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ofam is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring given name on earth, borne by 19 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 4,428,569. In Nigeria Ofam is most frequent in: Cross River, where 53 percent are found, Abia, where 20 percent are found and Lagos, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofame | 89 | 26 | / |
| Gofam | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ofamn | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ofaim | 89 | 1 | / |
| Oufam | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hofam | 89 | 1 | / |
| Offam | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hoofam | 80 | 12 | / |
| Hoffam | 80 | 8 | / |
| Hofamn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hofaim | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oufame | 80 | 1 | / |
| Offame | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afam | 75 | 3,694 | / |
| Efam | 75 | 396 | / |
| Ofan | 75 | 147 | / |
| Ofom | 75 | 70 | / |
| Hoffamn | 73 | 18 | / |
| Hofamnn | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hoffamm | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hoffham | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hoffaim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oufan | 67 | 3,616 | / |
| Gofan | 67 | 639 | / |
| Afham | 67 | 590 | / |
| Affam | 67 | 399 | / |
| Ofane | 67 | 97 | / |
| Effam | 67 | 90 | / |
| Ofang | 67 | 83 | / |
| Hofan | 67 | 43 | / |
| Hoffamnn | 67 | 42 | / |
| Offan | 67 | 38 | / |
| Afame | 67 | 38 | / |
| Hafam | 67 | 12 | / |
| Efham | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ofain | 67 | 7 | / |
| Asfam | 67 | 6 | / |
| Adfam | 67 | 5 | / |
| Afaam | 67 | 5 | / |
| Opham | 67 | 4 | / |
| Afamg | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owfan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aafam | 67 | 3 | / |
| Offom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ofant | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ofgan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ofome | 67 | 2 | / |
| Afaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afaim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofoim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aufam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofeim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofaun | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ofam
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