Ofayo Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Ofayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Ofayo (15) may also be a first name.
Ofayo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ofayo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ofayo occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ofayo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Ofayo reside; 60 percent reside in East Africa and 40 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ofayo is also the 2,900,335th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 15 people.
Ofayo is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kibaale District, where 33 percent are found, Mukono District, where 33 percent are found and Tororo District, where 33 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofaiyo | 91 | 8 | / |
| Oufayo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ofay | 89 | 48 | / |
| Afayo | 80 | 2,179 | / |
| Ofaye | 80 | 27 | / |
| Ofuyo | 80 | 20 | / |
| Ofoyo | 80 | 8 | / |
| O'Fay | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ofaio | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ofaya | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ofeyo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gofay | 80 | 3 | / |
| Offay | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ofiyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hoffay | 73 | 155 | / |
| Gafayo | 73 | 49 | / |
| Gofaye | 73 | 22 | / |
| Hofayz | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ofahey | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ofayhe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ofaaye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Goffay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afaiyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ophayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofayie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Affayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofoe | 67 | 4,782 | / |
| Afay | 67 | 654 | / |
| Ofou | 67 | 495 | / |
| Ofoi | 67 | 384 | / |
| Ofaa | 67 | 189 | / |
| D'Offay | 67 | 167 | / |
| Ofae | 67 | 148 | / |
| Ofai | 67 | 145 | / |
| Ofea | 67 | 138 | / |
| Ofoy | 67 | 57 | / |
| Ofoa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ofye | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ofey | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ofuy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ofau | 67 | 2 | / |
| O'Fahey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ofoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afayowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Efay | 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
- 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 Ofayo
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