Ofia Surname
Approximately 1,404 people bear this surname
Ofia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,276 | 1:138,827 | 8,941 |
| Solomon Islands | 77 | 1:7,533 | 1,189 |
| Indonesia | 26 | 1:5,086,507 | 239,866 |
| Congo | 13 | 1:383,777 | 9,863 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ofia (377) may also be a first name.
Ofia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ofia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ofia occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ofia? popularity and diffusion
Ofia is the 276,219th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 5,190,560 people. Ofia occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Ofia are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ofia is also the 446,783rd most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 377 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,276 people, or 1 in 138,827. In Nigeria Ofia is primarily found in: Ebonyi, where 40 percent live, Abia, where 18 percent live and Enugu, where 13 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 5 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offia | 89 | 3,941 | / |
| Ofias | 89 | 127 | / |
| Ofiah | 89 | 122 | / |
| Osfia | 89 | 67 | / |
| Uofia | 89 | 11 | / |
| Hofia | 89 | 9 | / |
| Ofija | 89 | 4 | / |
| Oufia | 89 | 4 | / |
| Gofia | 89 | 4 | / |
| Ohfia | 89 | 3 | / |
| Owfia | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ofiha | 89 | 1 | / |
| Oofia | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ofiaa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Offiah | 80 | 2,256 | / |
| Hofiah | 80 | 90 | / |
| Uodfia | 80 | 22 | / |
| Ousfia | 80 | 12 | / |
| Ofioha | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ofaiya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Hoffia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Offiha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gofiah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Offfia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ofoiya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Offiat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gofiha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goffia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ofogia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Offiaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owfiah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ofojia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Offija | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hoofia | 80 | 0 | / |
| Afia | 75 | 19,695 | / |
| Efia | 75 | 408 | / |
| Ofea | 75 | 138 | / |
| Ofio | 75 | 46 | / |
| Ofya | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hofaija | 73 | 8 | / |
| Hofijah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Offuhia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gouffia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Offiaah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Affia | 67 | 3,244 | / |
| Afiah | 67 | 2,912 | / |
| Asfia | 67 | 1,038 | / |
| Aafia | 67 | 970 | / |
| Effia | 67 | 902 | / |
| Afiat | 67 | 690 | / |
| Hafia | 67 | 190 | / |
| Afija | 67 | 89 | / |
| Gofio | 67 | 70 | / |
| Gafia | 67 | 47 | / |
| Aufia | 67 | 38 | / |
| Offio | 67 | 32 | / |
| Oviah | 67 | 28 | / |
| Ophia | 67 | 25 | / |
| Azfia | 67 | 11 | / |
| Afiad | 67 | 7 | / |
| Afiap | 67 | 6 | / |
| Awfia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Eefia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Efiah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Afiaz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Afiaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Atfia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Afias | 67 | 3 | / |
| Afiha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ofyas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Offea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Efiha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Afiay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Efiaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Efija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohfio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gofya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofeha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oufio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aefia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afi'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afiea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofios | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofgea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oufea | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ofia
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