Ofanaya Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Ofanaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Ofanaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ofanaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ofanaya is borne by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ofanaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ofanaya is the 5,812,366th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Ofanaya is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ofanaya are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
The surname Ofanaya is most commonly used in Niger, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 1,919,202. In Niger it is mostly found in: Tillabéri Region, where 100 percent reside. Not including Niger this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Benin, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afanaya | 86 | 21 | / |
| Ofana | 83 | 1,677 | / |
| Ofany | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gofaniya | 80 | 21 | / |
| Afannaya | 80 | 11 | / |
| Afaunaya | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ofanoa | 77 | 58 | / |
| Oufana | 77 | 44 | / |
| Ofaina | 77 | 11 | / |
| Hofana | 77 | 10 | / |
| Offana | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ofeany | 77 | 5 | / |
| Afanay | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ofanye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ofanau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gofany | 77 | 0 | / |
| Afanaha | 71 | 9 | / |
| Afaniya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Afanayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Affanay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Efanayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afenaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gofanae | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afangay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goffany | 71 | 0 | / |
| Afana | 67 | 6,189 | / |
| Afany | 67 | 417 | / |
| Ofona | 67 | 100 | / |
| Ofani | 67 | 98 | / |
| Ofane | 67 | 97 | / |
| Afainiya | 67 | 74 | / |
| Gafaniya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Efeanaye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ofony | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uifanaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oufanaeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afounaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afanayed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afaniyah | 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
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- 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 Ofanaya
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