Ofaye Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Ofaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
Ofaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ofaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ofaye has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ofaye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,798,600th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ofaye reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 59 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria Ofaye is most prevalent in: Edo, where 56 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 44 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Ofaye exists in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 41 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gofaye | 91 | 22 | / |
| Ofaiye | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ofaaye | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ofayhe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ofayie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ofae | 89 | 148 | / |
| Ofay | 89 | 48 | / |
| Ofye | 89 | 7 | / |
| Ofoye | 80 | 238 | / |
| Ofeye | 80 | 77 | / |
| Afaye | 80 | 16 | / |
| Ofiye | 80 | 15 | / |
| Oifae | 80 | 14 | / |
| Efaye | 80 | 11 | / |
| O'Fay | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ofuye | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ofaya | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ofayo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ofaje | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gofay | 80 | 3 | / |
| Offay | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gofae | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ofawe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hoffay | 73 | 155 | / |
| Afayee | 73 | 13 | / |
| Hofayz | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ofaiyo | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ofahey | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ofouye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ofoyeu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gafaye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hofawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oufeye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afayej | 73 | 1 | / |
| Atfaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afayed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofajie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Asfaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oifiye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofoyee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goffay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oufayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofei | 67 | 7,909 | / |
| Ofoe | 67 | 4,782 | / |
| Hafayed | 67 | 677 | / |
| Afay | 67 | 654 | / |
| Ofie | 67 | 462 | / |
| Ofaa | 67 | 189 | / |
| D'Offay | 67 | 167 | / |
| Ofai | 67 | 145 | / |
| Ofea | 67 | 138 | / |
| Asfayee | 67 | 96 | / |
| Ofue | 67 | 84 | / |
| Ofee | 67 | 78 | / |
| Ofoy | 67 | 57 | / |
| Asfayei | 67 | 56 | / |
| Ofoa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Hofiyeh | 67 | 20 | / |
| Afae | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ofey | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ahfayed | 67 | 4 | / |
| Afye | 67 | 3 | / |
| O'Fahey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ofuy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ofau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ofeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ofoyeje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Afahaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gafaaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gafayee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afayiee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Efay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oddfuye | 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 Ofaye
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