Ofede Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ofede Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ofede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon291:716,17551,453
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ofede (10) may also be a first name.

Ofede Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ofede Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ofede occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofede? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,432,070th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name Ofede occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ofede live; 88 percent live in Central Africa and 88 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Ofede is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 10 people.

The last name Ofede is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 716,175. In Cameroon Ofede is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 93 percent are found, South Region, where 3 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found and Benin, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ofedje9124/
Ofoede916/
Ofedie911/
Offede911/
Offiede831/
Offedie831/
Ofide80190/
Efede8055/
Ofade8027/
Ofeda8020/
Ofode805/
Afede802/
Offeideh776/
Affede7398/
Afiede7330/
Afedje7330/
Ofiedi7314/
Hofode7311/
Afeade737/
Offide733/
Afoede733/
Afeder733/
Ofodeu731/
Ofides731/
Efeude731/
Ofoide731/
Ofideh731/
Ofeeda731/
Ofeada731/
Ofedgi731/
Efedhe731/
Ophede731/
Oufedj731/
Ofidee731/
Afeadie67278/
Asfedeh6759/
Opheide6744/
Offideh6744/
Affedje6730/
Ofeidis6718/
Hoifode674/
Eufiede672/
Goffedi671/
Ofidehe671/
Asfedei671/
Effeyde671/
Effedie671/
Hoffedeitz670/

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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 Ofede
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