Ofesi Surname
Approximately 988 people bear this surname
Ofesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 732 | 1:23,387 | 3,582 |
| Nigeria | 158 | 1:1,121,157 | 46,146 |
| Tanzania | 54 | 1:980,400 | 45,201 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| Solomon Islands | 14 | 1:41,431 | 8,080 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Ofesi (25) may also be a first name.
Ofesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ofesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ofesi is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ofesi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 365,146th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 7,376,059 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ofesi reside; 76 percent reside in Southern Africa and 76 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Ofesi is also the 2,136,160th most widespread given name at a global level. It is borne by 25 people.
The surname Ofesi is most widely held in Malawi, where it is borne by 732 people, or 1 in 23,387. Other than Malawi it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 16 percent live and Tanzania, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offesi | 91 | 9 | / |
| Ofeisi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Afesi | 80 | 1,348 | / |
| Ofisi | 80 | 422 | / |
| Ofese | 80 | 17 | / |
| Hofisi | 73 | 2,030 | / |
| Afehsi | 73 | 18 | / |
| Ofedji | 73 | 12 | / |
| Hafesi | 73 | 9 | / |
| Oifisi | 73 | 7 | / |
| Asfesi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Affesi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Offisi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ofeise | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oifeji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Offegi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofedgi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hafesji | 67 | 187 | / |
| Hoffese | 67 | 47 | / |
| Offedji | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ofeidji | 67 | 9 | / |
| Haffesi | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Feese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoffisi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Officei | 67 | 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 Ofesi
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