Ofen Surname

741,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Ofen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ofen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger1691:113,5624,501
Nigeria1211:1,463,99056,236
Germany691:1,166,74676,492
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

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

Ofen (Arabic: اوفن, Russian: Офен) is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ofen is the 741,235th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 18,734,051 people. Ofen occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Ofen reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 629,010th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 207 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Niger, where it is held by 169 people, or 1 in 113,562. In Niger it is primarily found in: Tahoua Region, where 51 percent reside, Tillabéri Region, where 22 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Niger it exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 31 percent reside and Germany, where 18 percent reside.

Ofen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ofen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ofen surname contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Offen892,193/
Hofen89268/
Gofen8978/
Ofien8950/
Oufen8919/
Ofenn892/
Ofeng891/
Ofeen891/
Opfen891/
Oefen890/
Ofn8611/
Hofenk80200/
Hoffen80126/
Hopfen8062/
Goffen8039/
Hoefen8025/
Gohfen8013/
Ofenne803/
Oeffen803/
Offien802/
Ouffen802/
Offend802/
Houfen801/
Offent801/
Hoofen801/
Ousfen801/
Gofeen801/
Ofem7522,300/
Afen751,023/
Ofin75191/
Efen75158/
Offn7517/
Gofn755/
Ofyn754/
Ofnc753/
Oyfn752/
Ofnt751/
Ofne751/
Ovfn751/
Otfn751/
Ohfn751/
Ofnd751/
Ofnh751/
Ofnn751/
Hofn751/
Hoffend73193/
Hoofien7366/
Houfeng735/
Hoffoen733/
Goiffen733/
Gooffen731/
Houffen731/
Huofeng731/
Goffeen730/
Hoffien730/
Hafen672,325/
Offin671,483/
Offem67763/
Ofina67182/
Ofion67170/
Effen67156/
Affen67124/
Hofem67121/
Gofin6785/
Afien6756/
Häfen6735/
Hefen6733/
Hofin6732/
Afeen6725/
Afuen6724/
Afeng6722/
Gafen6720/
Afend6715/
Ofing6713/
Ophen6712/
Ofinn6711/
Offng6710/
Adfen678/
Ofgin677/
Höfen677/
Hoffengh676/
Otfin675/
Offenová675/
Efien674/
Offne674/
Odfin673/
Ofuun672/
Hofyn672/
Aafen671/
Afenn671/
Öffen671/
Asfen671/
Osfin671/
Ofyna671/
Efeen671/
Afenk670/
Hooffenn670/
Atfen670/

Ofen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ofen in the Russian language
Офенofen-
Ofen in the Arabic language
اوفنawfn-

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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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  • 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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