Offia Surname
Approximately 3,941 people bear this surname
Offia Surname User-submission:
The Offia surname comes from the name of one of the idols worshiped in Igbo land. Other names are Njoku, Ede, Ubuku, Igbo-Kpalanku. It means 'bush'.
Offia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,850 | 1:46,011 | 3,574 |
| Ivory Coast | 65 | 1:354,942 | 12,641 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Offia (691) may also be a first name.
Offia Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Offia surname comes from the name of one of the idols worshiped in Igbo land. Other names are Njoku, Ede, Ubuku, Igbo-Kpalanku. It means 'bush'.
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Average Offia Salary in
United States
$68,750 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Offia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Offia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Offia is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Offia.
How Common Is The Last Name Offia? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 116,928th most common last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,849,162 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Offia reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 314,578th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 691 people.
This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,850 people, or 1 in 46,011. In Nigeria Offia is mostly found in: Ebonyi, where 28 percent are found, Enugu, where 21 percent are found and Abia, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Offia is found in 13 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Offia Last Name Statistics demography
Offia earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 59.33% more than the national average, earning $68,750 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offiah | 91 | 2,256 | / |
| Hoffia | 91 | 2 | / |
| Offiha | 91 | 2 | / |
| Offfia | 91 | 2 | / |
| Offija | 91 | 1 | / |
| Offiaa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Goffia | 91 | 1 | / |
| Offiat | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ofia | 89 | 1,404 | / |
| Offiaah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gouffia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Offuhia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Affia | 80 | 3,244 | / |
| Effia | 80 | 902 | / |
| Ofias | 80 | 127 | / |
| Ofiah | 80 | 122 | / |
| Osfia | 80 | 67 | / |
| Offio | 80 | 32 | / |
| Uofia | 80 | 11 | / |
| Hofia | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ofija | 80 | 4 | / |
| Oufia | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gofia | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ohfia | 80 | 3 | / |
| Owfia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Offea | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ofiaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oofia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ofiha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Affiah | 73 | 950 | / |
| Hofiah | 73 | 90 | / |
| Goffio | 73 | 30 | / |
| Affias | 73 | 30 | / |
| Uodfia | 73 | 22 | / |
| Ousfia | 73 | 12 | / |
| Effiah | 73 | 10 | / |
| Affiat | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ofioha | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ofaiya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Afffia | 73 | 4 | / |
| Affija | 73 | 3 | / |
| Efffia | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gofiah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Affiaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gofiha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofogia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Effhia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owfiah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Affiap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofojia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Offioh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofoiya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hoofia | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hoffhiass | 71 | 0 | / |
| Afia | 67 | 19,695 | / |
| Efia | 67 | 408 | / |
| Ofea | 67 | 138 | / |
| Affiaou | 67 | 73 | / |
| Ofio | 67 | 46 | / |
| Haffiah | 67 | 37 | / |
| Hofaija | 67 | 8 | / |
| Afffiah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hofijah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ofya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Haffija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haffiaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Affagia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Offiott | 67 | 0 | / |
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