Ofiah Surname
Approximately 122 people bear this surname
Ofiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 68 | 1:2,605,041 | 84,856 |
| Indonesia | 54 | 1:2,449,059 | 145,688 |
Ofiah (15) may also be a first name.
Ofiah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ofiah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ofiah is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ofiah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,637,889th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Ofiah are found; 56 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 15 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 2,605,041. In Nigeria Ofiah is most numerous in: Enugu, where 50 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 19 percent reside and Lagos, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Ofiah occurs in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 44 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offiah | 91 | 2,256 | / |
| Hofiah | 91 | 90 | / |
| Gofiah | 91 | 2 | / |
| Owfiah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ofia | 89 | 1,404 | / |
| Hofijah | 83 | 4 | / |
| Offiaah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Offia | 80 | 3,941 | / |
| Afiah | 80 | 2,912 | / |
| Ofias | 80 | 127 | / |
| Osfia | 80 | 67 | / |
| Oviah | 80 | 28 | / |
| Uofia | 80 | 11 | / |
| Hofia | 80 | 9 | / |
| Gofia | 80 | 4 | / |
| Oufia | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ofija | 80 | 4 | / |
| Efiah | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ohfia | 80 | 3 | / |
| Owfia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ofiha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oofia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ofiaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Affiah | 73 | 950 | / |
| Hafiah | 73 | 606 | / |
| Aufiah | 73 | 22 | / |
| Uodfia | 73 | 22 | / |
| Afiayh | 73 | 17 | / |
| Ousfia | 73 | 12 | / |
| Effiah | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ofioha | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ahfiah | 73 | 8 | / |
| Aafiah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ofaiya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Afioah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Offiha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hoffia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Offfia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Offija | 73 | 1 | / |
| Offiat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Efijah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gofiha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goffia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofogia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofoiya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofojia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afieah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afiaah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Offioh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Offiaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hoofia | 73 | 0 | / |
| Afia | 67 | 19,695 | / |
| Efia | 67 | 408 | / |
| Ofea | 67 | 138 | / |
| Ofio | 67 | 46 | / |
| Haffiah | 67 | 37 | / |
| Hofaija | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aasfiah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Afffiah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ofya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Offuhia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouffia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afiahou | 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 Ofiah
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