Offor Surname

11,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,930 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Offor Surname Definition:

Assimilated forms of Orfeur, q.v.

Offor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria46,1201:3,841508
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
United States2441:1,485,487101,350
England1341:415,80628,295
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Malta41:107,5681,849
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748

Offor (1,267) may also be a first name.

Offor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Assimilated forms of Orfeur, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Apparently an ancient personal name. Offers occurs in Domesday, as a tenant prior to the survey.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The same as Offor; from Offord, name of two parishes co. Hunts. Both Offers and Offerd are found in Domesday.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Offor Last Name Facts

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

Offor (Russian: Оффор) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Offor? popularity and diffusion

It is the 11,963rd most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 155,285 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Offor live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Offor is also the 221,694th most numerous given name world-wide It is held by 1,267 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 46,120 people, or 1 in 3,841. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Anambra, where 24 percent reside, Enugu, where 19 percent reside and Imo, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 41 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Offor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Offor has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 638 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Offor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Offor last name is primarily Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Offor surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Offor earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 42.62% less than the national average, earning R 136,368 per year; in United States they earn 1.79% less than the national average, earning $42,378 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.8% more than the national average, earning $56,042 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Offord913,890/
Offort91145/
Goffor9141/
Offfor9111/
Offorh915/
Offoor914/
Offore913/
Offorr911/
Hoffor910/
Ofor896,780/
Hofford83483/
Hoffort83134/
Offoire8321/
Goffoor832/
Ouffour831/
Affor80384/
Gofor80324/
Osfor80209/
Effor80153/
Ofoor8030/
Offar8030/
Offur8020/
Ofort8015/
Oford8011/
Ofore809/
Oforr809/
Ofour808/
Hofor805/
Oforh804/
Opfor803/
Ohfor803/
Ojfor801/
Hofforth7743/
Houfford771/
Goffar733,287/
Gaffor73921/
Afford73711/
Goffur73222/
Osfour73219/
Hoffar73107/
Hoford7338/
Ofoire7333/
Offard7324/
Affore7322/
Osford7321/
Affour7320/
Haffor7316/
Gofoor7315/
Affort7313/
Gofour737/
Ouffar735/
O'Ford733/
Oforth732/
Effuor732/
Oforhe732/
O'Fort732/
Goofor732/
Offurt731/
Offutr731/
Oyford731/
Osfort731/
Hofoer731/
Hofoor731/
Goforh731/
Afforh731/
Ofourt731/
Afpfor731/
Ohfoor731/
Offart731/
Goufor731/
Otford730/
Offare730/
Hofore730/
Hofort730/
Gaffoor675,866/
Hosford674,070/
Afor674,069/
Hoffart672,828/
Gaffour671,988/
Hafford671,738/
Hoffard67607/
Efor67185/
Ofar6758/
Ofur679/
Aufford678/
Gahffor676/
Hoiford676/
Auffort675/
Hodford674/
Ossfour674/
Haffoor674/
Haffort673/
Uotford672/
Oforova671/
Hooford671/
Gooffar671/
Asfford671/
Haffour671/
Ousfour671/
Hgaffor671/
Oufoure671/
Heffour671/
Hopford670/
Hoffurd670/
Goffarr670/
Hoffahr670/
Hoforth670/
Ossfort670/
Haffore670/
Haffoer670/

Offor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Offor in the Russian language
Оффорoffor-

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