Ofin Surname
Approximately 191 people bear this surname
Ofin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 109 | 1:1,625,163 | 60,488 |
| Niger | 23 | 1:834,436 | 19,133 |
| Benin | 19 | 1:543,979 | 34,804 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Ofiñ (1) are calculated separately.
Ofin (201) may also be a first name.
Ofin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ofin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ofin (Russian: Офин) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Ofiñ. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ofin? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ofin is the 1,222,957th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Ofin reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 639,077th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 201 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 1,625,163. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Akwa Ibom, where 61 percent are found, Cross River, where 10 percent are found and Delta, where 10 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Ofin exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 12 percent are found and Benin, where 10 percent are found.
Ofin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Ofin has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Ofin last name grew 900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ofin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ofin in the Russian language | ||
| Офин | ofin | - |
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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 Ofin
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