Offu Surname

623,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 492 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Offu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Offu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4431:399,87121,013
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Offu (149) may also be a first name.

Offu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Offu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Offu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Offu is the 623,516th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 14,812,085 people. The last name Offu is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Offu live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 754,880th most widespread given name on earth. It is borne by 149 people.

The last name Offu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 443 people, or 1 in 399,871. In Nigeria Offu is most common in: Cross River, where 51 percent reside, Enugu, where 24 percent reside and Delta, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Offu Last Name Statistics demography

Offu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.19% less than the national average, earning $23,650 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoffu8956/
Offou8950/
Offuh8939/
Offut8924/
Ofu861,458/
Offutt803,900/
Hoffus8018/
Goffau8015/
Offuit802/
Hoffou801/
Ouffus801/
Offult801/
Offudd800/
Offuth800/
Offust800/
Goffuy800/
Ofou75495/
Hofu75292/
Effu7574/
Gofu7556/
Ofut7550/
Ofuh7525/
Affu7521/
Oefu7519/
Otfu758/
Oufu757/
Ofus753/
Ofui753/
Ofuy752/
Ofeu752/
Ofau752/
Opfu751/
Ofuu751/
Ofup751/
Osfu751/
Ofud751/
Oifu751/
Ojfu751/
Ofuj751/
Offhaus73389/
Offhauß7324/
Gouffau732/
Offhaut732/
Offouyi731/
Gouffou731/
Hoffouy731/
Offuitt731/
Offhous731/
Offeutt731/
Offoust730/
Affou671,058/
Hoffhaus67115/
Hofus6724/
Hoffhous6721/
Hoifu677/
Opfou675/
Gaffu674/
Oufou674/
Offuijtt674/
Ofutt674/
Gofou673/
Offhauss673/
Offoe672/
Ofous672/
Affui672/
Hofuz671/
Ofuch671/
Effau671/
Houfu671/
Effuh671/
Ofouh671/
Gofeu671/
Affau671/
Affeu671/
Ofuss671/
Ofuhe671/
Opfeu671/
Effui671/
Huofu671/
Ofaus670/
Affut670/
Hopfu670/
Owfut670/

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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 Offu
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