Ofemu Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ofemu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ofemu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1081:1,640,21160,875
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ofemu (16) may also be a first name.

Ofemu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ofemu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofemu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,755,741st most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ofemu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most common first name globally It is held by 16 people.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 108 people, or 1 in 1,640,211. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Edo, where 49 percent are found, Delta, where 34 percent are found and Lagos, where 16 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ofeimu91827/
Ofeamu9135/
Ofiemu9118/
Ofaemu911/
Ofoemu911/
Ofeimus831/
Ofimu8047/
Efemu804/
Afemu801/
Ofomu801/
Afemui7320/
Efeimu733/
Afemus731/
Ophiemu6789/
Afamu6022/
Efamu602/
Affamu5515/
Efimuh551/
Afamau551/
Ophomu551/
Afahamu5021/
Ephaimu505/
Ophamau503/
Hafhimu501/

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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 Ofemu
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