Ofoegbu Surname

64,925th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,698 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ofoegbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ofoegbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7,3241:24,1872,116
United States1871:1,938,283125,322
England1061:525,64232,946
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France21:33,211,361423,184
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Ofoegbu (174) may also be a first name.

Ofoegbu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ofoegbu is most common in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofoegbu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ofoegbu is the 64,925th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 946,680 people. Ofoegbu occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ofoegbu live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 692,220th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 174 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 7,324 people, or 1 in 24,187. In Nigeria Ofoegbu is most numerous in: Abia, where 21 percent are found, Lagos, where 21 percent are found and Enugu, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Ofoegbu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ofoegbu last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ofoegbu earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 32.72% less than the national average, earning R 159,876 per year and in United States they earn 16.58% more than the national average, earning $50,301 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Offoegbu9345/
Ofoegbuh933/
Ofoegbus933/
Uofoegbu931/
Ofooegbu931/
Ofoegbuu931/
Ofoegbgu931/
Ofoeggbu931/
Ofegbu92115/
Ofogbu9243/
Ofuegbu8648/
Afoegbu8618/
Ofeagbu867/
Offegbu865/
Ofougbu863/
Ofaegbu863/
Offogbu862/
Ofiegbu861/
Ofeugbu861/
Offeigbu806/
Opfuegbu801/
Afegbu771/
Afogbu771/
Afaegbu7111/
Afegbuh711/
Ophagbu571/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ofoegbu
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