Offiah Surname

187,487th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Offiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Offiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,0691:85,6186,015
United States831:4,366,975231,516
England771:723,61140,488
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Offiah (58) may also be a first name.

Offiah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Offiah occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Offiah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Offiah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 187,487th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,230,295 people. The last name Offiah occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Offiah are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Offiah is also the 1,295,729th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 58 people.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,069 people, or 1 in 85,618. In Nigeria Offiah is primarily found in: Enugu, where 55 percent live, Lagos, where 12 percent live and Abia, where 5 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Offiah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Offiah are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Offiah earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 29.83% more than the national average, earning R 308,520 per year and in United States they earn 17.21% more than the national average, earning $50,576 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Offiaah921/
Offia913,941/
Ofiah91122/
Affiah83950/
Hofiah8390/
Effiah8310/
Hoffia832/
Offiha832/
Gofiah832/
Offfia832/
Offiat831/
Goffia831/
Owfiah831/
Offija831/
Offioh831/
Offiaa831/
Ofia801,404/
Haffiah7737/
Afffiah774/
Hofijah774/
Offuhia771/
Gouffia771/
Affia733,244/
Afiah732,912/
Effia73902/
Ofias73127/
Osfia7367/
Offio7332/
Oviah7328/
Uofia7311/
Hofia739/
Gofia734/
Oufia734/
Ofija734/
Efiah734/
Ohfia733/
Owfia732/
Offea732/
Ofiaa731/
Oofia731/
Ofiha731/
Hafiah67606/
Effioh6739/
Goffio6730/
Affias6730/
Aufiah6722/
Uodfia6722/
Afiayh6717/
Ousfia6712/
Ofioha679/
Affiat679/
Ahfiah678/
Aafiah675/
Afffia674/
Ofaiya674/
Efffia673/
Affija673/
Afioah672/
Afieah671/
Affiaz671/
Afiaah671/
Efijah671/
Gofiha671/
Affioh671/
Ofojia671/
Affiap671/
Ofogia671/
Ofoiya671/
Effhia671/
Hoofia670/
Hoffhiass670/

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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
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  • 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 Offiah
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