Offin Surname

264,069th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,483 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Offin Surname Definition:

From Ofton; a location name in Suffolk.

Offin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin7001:14,7652,004
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Nigeria1221:1,451,99055,913
England771:723,61140,488
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Ivory Coast131:1,774,71034,235
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England751:325,00521,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Offin (91) may also be a first name.

Offin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Ofton; a location name in Suffolk.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Offin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Offin has its highest incidence in Benin. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Offin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 264,069th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,914,057 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Offin are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 998,282nd most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 91 people.

The last name Offin is most frequent in Benin, where it is borne by 700 people, or 1 in 14,765. In Benin it is most numerous in: Collines Department, where 70 percent live, Borgou Department, where 15 percent live and Alibori Department, where 7 percent live. Beside Benin Offin is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 33 percent live and Nigeria, where 8 percent live.

Offin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Offin has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 103 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 277 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Offin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Offin last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Offin earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.45% more than the national average, earning $45,069 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.75% more than the national average, earning $54,030 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goffin918,532/
Offion9185/
Offing9184/
Hoffin9167/
Offina9110/
Offien912/
Offfin911/
Offind911/
Ofin89191/
Offn8917/
Hoffing8372/
Houffin8329/
Gouffin836/
Goiffin831/
Hoffien830/
Gooffin830/
Offen802,193/
Effin80839/
Affin80505/
Offim80300/
Ofina80182/
Ofion80170/
Gofin8085/
Ofien8050/
Hofin8032/
Ofing8013/
Ofinn8011/
Offng8010/
Ofgin807/
Otfin805/
Offne804/
Odfin803/
Osfin801/
Houffijn771/
Ofn7511/
Gaffin73922/
Hofing73158/
Hoffen73126/
Affing7374/
Goffen7339/
Haffin7317/
Affion7315/
Outfin7314/
Gofina7310/
Auffin738/
Affien738/
Affina734/
Affind734/
O'Finn733/
Effien733/
Oeffen733/
Offend732/
Ouffen732/
Offent731/
Oofink731/
Hoofin731/
Hoefin731/
Hosfin731/
Affink731/
Uoffng731/
Odpfin731/
Ofinne731/
Ooffng731/
Houfin731/
Oufina731/
Oufint731/
Ahffin731/
Hofind730/
Hoffim730/
Heffin730/
Afin67474/
Ofim67440/
Ofen67389/
Hoffend67193/
Efin67147/
Hoofien6766/
Haffing6716/
Gofphin6710/
Gofn675/
Ofyn674/
Hoffoen673/
Ofnc673/
Goiffen673/
Ofinova672/
Hopfing672/
Affinnh672/
Oyfn672/
Gooffen671/
Houffen671/
Heffien671/
Ofiñ671/
Ofne671/
Goufina671/
Ovfn671/
Otfn671/
Ohfn671/
Ofnd671/
Ofnh671/
Ofnn671/
Ofnt671/
Hofn671/
Hatffin670/
Hoofing670/
Goffeen670/
Gaffina670/
Haffinn670/

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