Ofobi Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Ofobi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Ofobi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ofobi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ofobi is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ofobi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,730,171st most commonly used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Ofobi live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Cross River, where 64 percent live, Rivers, where 12 percent live and Lagos, where 8 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offobi | 91 | 101 | / |
| Ofuobi | 91 | 83 | / |
| Ofoibhi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Efobi | 80 | 1,062 | / |
| Afobi | 80 | 31 | / |
| Ofoba | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ofubi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ofobe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ofebi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Effobi | 73 | 20 | / |
| Ofoebe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ofoube | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ofoive | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ofubit | 73 | 3 | / |
| Offobe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofoibe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Efobie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afobai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofubid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oufabi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofuowei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afoebie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afoubai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gofoube | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofuibit | 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 Ofobi
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