Ofodu Surname

222,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,835 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ofodu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ofodu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,8001:98,4136,715
United States291:12,498,584473,286
England61:9,286,343223,652

Ofodu Last Name Facts

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

Ofodu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofodu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 222,155th most commonly held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 3,971,415 people. The surname Ofodu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ofodu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Ofodu is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,800 people, or 1 in 98,413. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Cross River, where 33 percent live, Rivers, where 16 percent live and Enugu, where 14 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Ofodu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ofodu last name is predominantly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Ofodu surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Ofodu earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.24% more than the national average, earning $57,922 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ofoedu91850/
Offodu913/
Ofoudu911/
Ofoidu911/
Ofodeu911/
Offoedu834/
Ofoeduh831/
Ofudu80153/
Afodu80113/
Ofadu8030/
Efodu8016/
Ofedu803/
Effodu7311/
Afodeu733/
Offudu733/
Afoedu731/
Offeddu6724/
Effoduh6712/
Afoudou679/
Affoudou625/
Goufadou621/
Afadu60335/
Afedu6040/
Afudu6031/
Efedu602/
Efadu602/
Afouddous571/
Affedu559/
Affadu551/
Ofudoe551/
Ofadoo551/
Ahfaduy504/

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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 Ofodu
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