Offong Surname

138,079th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Offong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Offong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,2211:54,9964,175
United States181:20,136,607622,629
England31:18,572,686338,250

Offong (382) may also be a first name.

Offong Last Name Facts

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

The surname Offong is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Offong.

How Common Is The Last Name Offong? popularity and diffusion

The last name Offong is the 138,079th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,247,855 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Offong live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Offong is also the 443,564th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 382 people.

The last name Offong is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,221 people, or 1 in 54,996. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Akwa Ibom, where 77 percent reside, Cross River, where 9 percent reside and Lagos, where 5 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Offong Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Offong 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.

Offong earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53.07% less than the national average, earning $20,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Offoing9250/
Offfong924/
Offoung922/
Ofong91944/
Offon91198/
Effong83462/
Offoin83135/
Affong8353/
Hoffon8327/
Offang837/
Ofoung834/
Offone834/
Hofong832/
Oifong831/
Goffon831/
Offoun831/
O'Fong831/
Ofon802,241/
Goiffon77772/
Goyffon77211/
Houffon77202/
Gouffon77141/
Effoing7768/
Hoofong7712/
Offoune778/
Affoing778/
Efffong773/
Goufong771/
Heffong771/
Hoffung771/
Aeffong771/
Euffong771/
Oufoung771/
Goëffon771/
Afong73387/
Ofoin73276/
Efong73264/
Affon73234/
Ofang7383/
Ofone7350/
Offan7338/
Otfon7319/
Ofoun735/
Hofon734/
Ofung733/
Oufon732/
Offom732/
Gofon732/
Ofont731/
Gouëffon711/
Hoffound710/
Affang67368/
Effang67309/
Affoun67291/
Gofung67169/
Ophong67159/
Offane67136/
Houfon6780/
Ofgang6780/
Affoon6776/
Afoung6768/
Offant6744/
Goffan6732/
Gaffon6732/
Ahfong6728/
Hofung6727/
Hoffan6724/
Efoung6722/
Offoum6719/
Ohfond6716/
Aufong6715/
Goufon6715/
Affone6714/
Ofoine677/
Hafong676/
Affont676/
Gofang676/
Oufang674/
Eefong673/
Efoing673/
Oifang673/
Afhong673/
Haffon673/
Ofonne671/
Euffon671/
Hefong671/
Hodfon671/
Hofang671/
Hopfon671/
O'Fung671/
Ofonke671/
Ofoihn671/
Effonk671/
Aïffon671/
Hofoin671/
Offand670/

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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 Offong
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