Ofoebu Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ofoebu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ofoebu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Ofoebu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ofoebu is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofoebu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ofoebu is the 5,213,395th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Ofoebu live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria Ofoebu is most frequent in: Abia, where 58 percent live, Lagos, where 25 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 8 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ofoebgu9234/
Ofoejbu924/
Ofoetbu923/
Ofoeybu921/
Ofebu917/
Ofobu911/
Ofuebu832/
Ofeibu831/
Ofubu73242/
Afebu7362/
Efobu734/
Efebu731/
Afobou671/
Afeibu671/
Offubu671/
Ophobu671/
Afeabu671/
Afoubou62421/
Afiebou627/
Afyiebu623/
Affoubou572/
Hoffubut570/
Afubu5540/
Afabu553/
Hafubu507/
Afuubu502/
Afabuh501/

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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 Ofoebu
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