Ofana Surname
Approximately 1,677 people bear this surname
Ofana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,578 | 1:112,258 | 7,481 |
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1:301,990 | 40,635 |
| Solomon Islands | 25 | 1:23,201 | 4,555 |
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| Congo | 8 | 1:623,637 | 15,053 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Mauritania | 5 | 1:818,973 | 23,459 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Ofana (175) may also be a first name.
Ofana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ofana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ofana (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻓﺎﻧﻪ) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ofana? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ofana is the 238,942nd most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 4,345,585 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Ofana reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 690,096th most commonly used given name internationally, borne by 175 people.
The surname Ofana is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,578 people, or 1 in 112,258. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Cross River, where 71 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent live and Kano, where 4 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ofana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ofana in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﻓﺎﻧﻪ | afanh | - |
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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 Ofana
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