Ofin Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Ofin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ofin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1091:1,625,16360,488
Niger231:834,43619,133
Benin191:543,97934,804
Israel131:658,28045,106
England91:6,190,895170,599
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ofiñ921/
Offin891,483/
Ofina89182/
Ofion89170/
Gofin8985/
Ofien8950/
Hofin8932/
Ofing8913/
Ofinn8911/
Ofgin897/
Otfin895/
Odfin893/
Osfin891/
Ofn8611/
Goffin808,532/
Hofing80158/
Offion8085/
Offing8084/
Hoffin8067/
Outfin8014/
Gofina8010/
Offina8010/
O'Finn803/
Offien802/
Oofink801/
Hoofin801/
Hoefin801/
Hosfin801/
Odpfin801/
Ofinne801/
Houfin801/
Oufina801/
Oufint801/
Offfin801/
Offind801/
Hofind800/
Afin75474/
Ofim75440/
Ofen75389/
Efin75147/
Offn7517/
Gofn755/
Ofyn754/
Ofnc753/
Oyfn752/
Ofne751/
Ovfn751/
Otfn751/
Ohfn751/
Ofnd751/
Ofnh751/
Ofnn751/
Ofnt751/
Hofn751/
Hoffing7372/
Hoofien7366/
Houffin7329/
Gofphin7310/
Gouffin736/
Ofinova732/
Hopfing732/
Goiffin731/
Goufina731/
Hoffien730/
Hoofing730/
Gooffin730/
Offen672,193/
Afina67876/
Effin67839/
Affin67505/
Asfin67419/
Offim67300/
Hofen67268/
Afgin67250/
Gafin67242/
Hafin67148/
Gofen6778/
Afink6776/
Afing6772/
Afien6756/
Afion6720/
Oufen6719/
Ophin6713/
Aufin6710/
Offng6710/
Aafin679/
Hefin677/
Aefin675/
Offne674/
Efien674/
Afinn673/
Adfin673/
Ofenn672/
Ofuun672/
Hofyn672/
Opfen671/
Ahfin671/
Atfin671/
Oofim671/
Houffijn671/
Ofeen671/
Ofeng671/
Eufin671/
Awfin671/
Afuin671/
Ofyna671/
Uifin671/
Afind671/
Oefen670/
Eefin670/

Ofin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ofin in the Russian language
Офинofin-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ofin
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