Ofiya Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Ofiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Ofiya (106) may also be a first name.
Ofiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ofiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ofiya occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ofiya.
How Common Is The Last Name Ofiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ofiya is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Ofiya is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ofiya reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 915,176th most numerous first name globally, borne by 106 people.
This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria Ofiya is primarily concentrated in: Ondo, where 50 percent reside, Lagos, where 25 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 24 percent reside and Niger, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hofiya | 91 | 27 | / |
| Ofiyah | 91 | 11 | / |
| Oifiya | 91 | 1 | / |
| Offiya | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hofiyah | 83 | 91 | / |
| Hofiyat | 83 | 2 | / |
| Afiya | 80 | 1,123 | / |
| Ofuya | 80 | 584 | / |
| Ofoia | 80 | 77 | / |
| Efiya | 80 | 16 | / |
| Ofiye | 80 | 15 | / |
| Ofoya | 80 | 13 | / |
| Ofaya | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ofija | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ofaia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ofiyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ofeya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afiyah | 73 | 4,670 | / |
| Asfiya | 73 | 382 | / |
| Ofuyah | 73 | 159 | / |
| Afiyat | 73 | 110 | / |
| Ofouya | 73 | 60 | / |
| Hafiya | 73 | 28 | / |
| Aafiya | 73 | 24 | / |
| Efiyah | 73 | 21 | / |
| Affiya | 73 | 15 | / |
| Gafiya | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ofioha | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ofaiyo | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ofohia | 73 | 4 | / |
| Offiia | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ofoiha | 73 | 3 | / |
| Afiyas | 73 | 3 | / |
| Atfiya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Offuya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oifiye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Șofeia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afhiya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afioya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofoyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aufiya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Offija | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofei | 67 | 7,909 | / |
| Ofie | 67 | 462 | / |
| Ofoi | 67 | 384 | / |
| Ofaa | 67 | 189 | / |
| Affiyah | 67 | 176 | / |
| Hafiyah | 67 | 174 | / |
| Ofae | 67 | 148 | / |
| Ofai | 67 | 145 | / |
| Ofea | 67 | 138 | / |
| Ashfiya | 67 | 96 | / |
| Ofoy | 67 | 57 | / |
| Ofay | 67 | 48 | / |
| Ofoa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Hofiyeh | 67 | 20 | / |
| Gofeiah | 67 | 15 | / |
| Apfiyah | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ofye | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ofey | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hofeyah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hofijah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ofui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ofau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hafiyat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ofuy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ofeyath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aasfiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ousfeya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aafiyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aafiyat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gafhiya | 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
- 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 Ofiya
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