Ofem Surname

24,260th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ofem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ofem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria22,2541:7,960906
England201:2,785,90397,972
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ofem (6,181) may also be a first name.

Ofem Last Name Facts

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

Ofem has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ofem.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 24,260th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 326,796 people. The last name Ofem is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ofem are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 84,056th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 6,181 people.

The last name Ofem is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 22,254 people, or 1 in 7,960. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Cross River, where 73 percent live, Enugu, where 10 percent live and Lagos, where 3 percent live. Barring Nigeria Ofem exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Ofem Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Ofem earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 79.29% less than the national average, earning $8,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Offem89763/
Hofem89121/
Ofeme8914/
Ofiem897/
Ofeim891/
Offeme8014/
Hoffem8012/
Offemk801/
Ofeime801/
Hofhem800/
Efem75645/
Ofim75440/
Ofen75389/
Afem7572/
Ofjm752/
Ofne751/
Offheim7329/
Hofheim732/
Hofhiem730/
Offen672,193/
Ofime67320/
Offim67300/
Effem67276/
Hofen67268/
Afeme6798/
Gofen6778/
Ofien6750/
Ophem6738/
Oufen6719/
Ofiom6711/
Efiem679/
Gafem674/
Offne674/
Afiem672/
Ofenn672/
Oofim671/
Ofoim671/
Ofeng671/
Ofimm671/
Affem671/
Gofim671/
Hoffheim671/
Opfen671/
Ofeen671/
Ofaim671/
Aafem671/

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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 Ofem
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