Offon Surname
Approximately 198 people bear this surname
Offon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 192 | 1:922,619 | 39,799 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Offon (72) may also be a first name.
Offon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Offon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Offon (Russian: Оффон) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Offon? popularity and diffusion
Offon is the 1,194,481st most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Offon are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 72 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 192 people, or 1 in 922,619. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Akwa Ibom, where 41 percent live, Cross River, where 39 percent live and Ogun, where 6 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 3 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Offon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Offon in the Russian language | ||
| Оффон | offon | - |
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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
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- 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 Offon
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