Offa Surname

878,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Offa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Offa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria871:2,036,12471,256
Ivory Coast501:461,42515,070
Cameroon431:483,00239,429
Niger231:834,43619,133
Azerbaijan171:567,59510,450
Wales171:182,03112,022
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
England141:3,979,861125,553
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Offa (321) may also be a first name.

Offa Last Name Facts

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

Offa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻭﻓﻰ, Russian: Оффа) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Offa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 878,878th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,737,935 people. Offa is predominantly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Offa reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 489,856th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 321 people.

Offa is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 2,036,124. In Nigeria Offa is mostly concentrated in: Adamawa, where 21 percent are found, Delta, where 18 percent are found and Cross River, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 16 percent are found and Cameroon, where 14 percent are found.

Offa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Offa has changed over time. In Wales the number of people bearing the Offa last name expanded 340 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goffa892,507/
Ouffa892,117/
Hoffa891,734/
Offah89135/
Oiffa8910/
Offai897/
Offay892/
Offea892/
Offga891/
Offha891/
Offad890/
Offat890/
Ofa862,520/
Ouffai80730/
Gouffa80407/
Hoffay80155/
Hoffas8026/
Goffau8015/
Houffa806/
Offaha804/
Ouffaa804/
Ouffad803/
Offatt802/
Ouffah802/
Hoffai801/
Goffay801/
Hoffat801/
Goffha801/
Hooffa800/
Offath800/
Hoffad800/
Effa758,556/
Affa751,703/
Offe751,344/
Offo751,304/
Offi751,127/
Oufa75638/
Gofa75462/
Hofa75332/
Ofat75248/
Ofaa75189/
Oofa75184/
Ofah75167/
Oifa75148/
Ofai75145/
Ofea75138/
Ofay7548/
Ofoa7527/
Offy7517/
Ofaz755/
Ofga755/
Owfa754/
Ofța754/
Osfa752/
Ofau752/
Ofad752/
Otfa752/
Oyfa751/
Opfa751/
Șofa751/
Ofas751/
Ojfa751/
Ohfa751/
Ofap751/
Offhaus73389/
D'Offay73167/
Goffeau7376/
Hoffait7329/
Goffeah7324/
Offhauß7324/
Hoffatt733/
Offhaut732/
Gouffau732/
Offei6727,020/
Effah6724,073/
Goffi675,029/
Offer674,035/
Offeh673,204/
Goffe671,891/
Haffa67551/
Hoffe67521/
Affah67397/
Offoh67392/
Offie67391/
Goffo67339/
Gaffa67317/
Affas67191/
Offit67174/
Affat67172/
Ouffy67138/
Oufaa67122/
Gopfa67119/
Hoffhaus67115/
Gofah6772/
Goufa6766/
Offet6761/
Offot6750/
Offou6750/
Offoi6741/
Affad6735/
Heffa6734/
Offio6732/
Effai6730/
Oufad6729/
Gofea6726/
Ofahe6724/
Gofai6724/
Offuo6722/
Hoifa6721/
Hoffi6720/
Affaa6719/
Affaz6716/
Ewffa6713/
Houfa6713/
Auffa6712/
Hoffy6711/
Hofah6711/
Ouffe6710/
Effay679/
Euffa678/
Affai678/
Ofaha678/
Goffy678/
Ouffi678/
Offes678/
Gouffeau678/
O'Fay677/
Offih677/
Hoffo677/
Aïffa677/
Offey676/
Offis676/
Ofaya675/
Oufat675/
Oufai674/
Offhauss673/
Gofay673/
Ouffo673/
Hoofa673/
Hofas673/
Ofaia672/
Ofgaa672/
Offee672/
Goifa672/
Effea672/
Goffé672/
Hofat672/
Offod672/
Oufah672/
Oufas672/
Hofaj671/
Hojfa671/
Aaffa671/
Affha671/
Aeffa671/
Effau671/
Odfea671/
Ofuoa671/
Hofai671/
Ouwfa671/
Osfea671/
Oshfa671/
Offii671/
Affau671/
Affay671/
Affaï671/
Affaš671/
Affoa671/
Effaa671/
Uodfa671/
Ousfa671/
Ooffy671/
Ofash671/
Hoffeadt671/
Oufea671/
Oifga671/
Osfas671/
Otfah671/
Goofa671/
Hopfa670/
Ofaus670/

Offa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Offa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻭﻓﻰawfy50
ﺍﻭﻓﻲawfy50
Offa in the Russian language
Оффаoffa-

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