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
Ofesi is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ofesi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ofesi is the 365,146th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,376,059 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ofesi are found; 76 percent are found in Southern Africa and 76 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Ofesi is also the 2,136,160th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 25 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 732 people, or 1 in 23,387. Apart from Malawi it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs 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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