Ofanu Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Ofanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 37 | 1:220,371 | 30,351 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Ofanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ofanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ofanu is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ofanu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ofanu is the 3,185,033rd most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 97 percent of Ofanu live; 97 percent live in Oceania Islands and 97 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
The last name Ofanu is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 220,371. In Papua New Guinea Ofanu is most common in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea it exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofanau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ofainu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ofanou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oufanou | 83 | 14 | / |
| Afanu | 80 | 737 | / |
| Ofonu | 80 | 35 | / |
| Efanu | 80 | 10 | / |
| Ofenu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Houfanou | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ouffanou | 77 | 6 | / |
| Hoefanou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afanou | 73 | 8,227 | / |
| Ofuonu | 73 | 37 | / |
| Afanui | 73 | 35 | / |
| Affanu | 73 | 32 | / |
| Afanuh | 73 | 13 | / |
| Efaunu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Afanus | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ofongu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ofeinu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gafanu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Offonu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Afannu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ofenau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afangu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houffanou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Affanou | 67 | 2,980 | / |
| Afannou | 67 | 161 | / |
| Afainou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hofonou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aïfanou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asfaanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Efahnui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afaynou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oufenou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hefanou | 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 Ofanu
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