Ofeimu Surname
Approximately 827 people bear this surname
Ofeimu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 822 | 1:215,502 | 12,799 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ofeimu (62) may also be a first name.
Ofeimu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ofeimu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ofeimu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ofeimu? popularity and diffusion
Ofeimu is the 419,686th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 8,812,027 people. The last name Ofeimu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ofeimu reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ofeimu is also the 1,246,114th most widely held given name in the world. It is borne by 62 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 822 people, or 1 in 215,502. In Nigeria Ofeimu is most prevalent in: Edo, where 64 percent are found, Lagos, where 16 percent are found and Delta, where 5 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofeimus | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ofemu | 91 | 109 | / |
| Ofimu | 91 | 47 | / |
| Ofeamu | 83 | 35 | / |
| Ofiemu | 83 | 18 | / |
| Efeimu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ofaemu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ofoemu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Efemu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Afemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofojiemu | 71 | 12 | / |
| Afemui | 67 | 20 | / |
| Efimou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Efimuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afemus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ophiemu | 62 | 89 | / |
| Efajemu | 62 | 33 | / |
| Ofoumou | 62 | 24 | / |
| Ephaimu | 62 | 5 | / |
| Hafhimu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Effimou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gafimou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Hofamus | 62 | 0 | / |
| Offoumou | 57 | 669 | / |
| Afamu | 55 | 22 | / |
| Efamu | 55 | 2 | / |
| Hoffoumou | 53 | 16 | / |
| Affamu | 50 | 15 | / |
| Adfamu | 50 | 4 | / |
| Afamud | 50 | 2 | / |
| Afamau | 50 | 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 Ofeimu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis