Ofani Surname
Approximately 98 people bear this surname
Ofani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| Solomon Islands | 22 | 1:26,365 | 5,164 |
| Congo | 9 | 1:554,344 | 12,633 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ofani (20) may also be a first name.
Ofani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ofani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ofani (Marathi: ओफनी) occurs most in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ofani.
How Common Is The Last Name Ofani? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,871,545th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 45 percent of Ofani live; 32 percent live in West Africa and 32 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring given name globally, borne by 20 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria Ofani is most common in: Osun, where 39 percent live, Bayelsa, where 32 percent live and Lagos, where 19 percent live. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 30 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 22 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ofani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ofani in the Marathi language | ||
| ओफनी | ophani | 50 |
| ओफणी | ophani | 50 |
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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 Ofani
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