Ofen Surname
Approximately 389 people bear this surname
Ofen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 169 | 1:113,562 | 4,501 |
| Nigeria | 121 | 1:1,463,990 | 56,236 |
| Germany | 69 | 1:1,166,746 | 76,492 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Ofen (207) may also be a first name.
Ofen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ofen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ofen (Arabic: اوفن, Russian: Офен) occurs most in Niger. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ofen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 741,235th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 18,734,051 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Ofen live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 43 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 629,010th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 207 people.
It is most common in Niger, where it is borne by 169 people, or 1 in 113,562. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 51 percent are found, Tillabéri Region, where 22 percent are found and Maradi Region, where 11 percent are found. Barring Niger Ofen is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 31 percent are found and Germany, where 18 percent are found.
Ofen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Ofen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ofen last name fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ofen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ofen in the Russian language | ||
| Офен | ofen | - |
| Ofen in the Arabic language | ||
| اوفن | awfn | - |
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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 Ofen
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