Ofiwe Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ofiwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ofiwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210

Ofiwe Last Name Facts

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

Ofiwe occurs most in Nigeria. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofiwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,532,898th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Ofiwe reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Kogi, where 75 percent are found, Delta, where 8 percent are found and Edo, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Ofiwe occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Ecuador, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ofiewe9155/
Ofiwa8066/
Efiwe802/
Ofawe801/
Ofewe801/
Ofuweu7312/
Ofoive733/
Ofuvie731/
Hofawe731/
Ofoibe731/
Ofouwe731/
Ofeibea672/
Ofiyeva671/
Hofewer671/
Ofew671/
Ofowewe671/

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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 Ofiwe
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