Offikwu Surname
Approximately 588 people bear this surname
Offikwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 587 | 1:301,776 | 16,841 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Offikwu (37) may also be a first name.
Offikwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Offikwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Offikwu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Offikwu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Offikwu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 544,808th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,393,786 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Offikwu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Offikwu is also the 1,688,769th most numerous forename at a global level, borne by 37 people.
This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 587 people, or 1 in 301,776. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 71 percent are found, Kaduna, where 8 percent are found and Lagos, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Offikwu
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