Ofega Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Ofega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 58 | 1:3,054,185 | 94,504 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ofega (109) may also be a first name.
Ofega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ofega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ofega is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ofega? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ofega is the 2,436,415th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. Ofega is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ofega live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ofega is also the 900,062nd most widespread first name in the world It is held by 109 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 3,054,185. In Nigeria Ofega is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 36 percent reside, Delta, where 19 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 14 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 3 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofegha | 91 | 26 | / |
| Ofeiga | 91 | 3 | / |
| Offegha | 83 | 13 | / |
| Ofeanga | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ofiegha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ofeagah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ofaga | 80 | 255 | / |
| Ofege | 80 | 71 | / |
| Efega | 80 | 23 | / |
| Afega | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ofego | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ofiga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ofoga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Efegha | 73 | 82 | / |
| Afegha | 73 | 42 | / |
| Ofoego | 73 | 14 | / |
| Oufiga | 73 | 13 | / |
| Offoga | 73 | 9 | / |
| Offiga | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ofeghe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ofigha | 73 | 6 | / |
| Efegah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ofogah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Afegah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Offaga | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ofogau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ophega | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afegay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofeghi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Offegi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofagha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofogha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofaaga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afiegha | 67 | 22 | / |
| Offogah | 67 | 21 | / |
| Afeghai | 67 | 10 | / |
| Efeghai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oifogha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Offagah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oifeghe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houfoga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofiegho | 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 Ofega
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