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) is found most in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Offon? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,194,481st most commonly used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Offon live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Offon is also the 1,143,416th most commonly used forename at a global level It is held by 72 people.
Offon is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 192 people, or 1 in 922,619. In Nigeria it is most common in: Akwa Ibom, where 41 percent live, Cross River, where 39 percent live and Ogun, where 6 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common 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
- 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 Offon
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