Ofaya Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Ofaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Ofaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ofaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ofaya has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ofaya.
How Common Is The Last Name Ofaya? popularity and diffusion
Ofaya is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Ofaya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ofaya are found; 80 percent are found in Central Africa and 80 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Beside The DR Congo this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 20 percent live.
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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 Ofaya
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