Offering Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Offering Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Offering Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Offering (68) may also be a first name.

Offering Last Name Facts

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

The surname Offering has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Offering? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,373,373rd most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name Offering is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Offering are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Offering is also the 1,181,159th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 68 people.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 5,535,711. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 88 percent reside, Rivers, where 9 percent reside and Lagos, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Offering exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 3 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Offerin932/
Offerng931/
Hofferin880/
Opfering880/
Oferin8618/
Offern867/
Heffering8265/
Offeren807/
Oferina806/
Hoffern803/
Goffern801/
Ozferin800/
Ofern771/
Efferink753/
Afferion752/
Efforing751/
Hefering750/
Hafferin750/
Hofferen750/
Hofyring750/
Aferin71256/
Oferen7198/
Houfereng711/
Haffern6738/
Aferina6726/
Gofirin675/
Ofirinn674/
Hofirin672/
Offerem671/
Auferin671/
Affirin671/
Gaffern670/
Hofhern670/
Aferink670/

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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 Offering
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