Ofaru Surname
8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Ofaru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Șofaru | 91 | 30 | / |
| Afaru | 80 | 735 | / |
| Oforu | 80 | 148 | / |
| Oferu | 80 | 90 | / |
| Gafaru | 73 | 6,530 | / |
| Afaruz | 73 | 38 | / |
| Afaruj | 73 | 28 | / |
| Oforgu | 73 | 28 | / |
| Aafaru | 73 | 23 | / |
| Afarou | 73 | 16 | / |
| Ofoiru | 73 | 13 | / |
| Hafaru | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ofouru | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ofoyru | 73 | 4 | / |
| Asfaru | 73 | 4 | / |
| Oforzu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Afaaru | 73 | 2 | / |
| Affaru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afarud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oforeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afgaru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afaruu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oforou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gafarou | 67 | 298 | / |
| Gaffaru | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gaafaru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Affarou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ofourou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hafairu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gafauru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gafarru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asfaaru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hafaruj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gafaaru | 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 Ofaru
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis