Ofogu Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ofogu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ofogu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England31:18,572,686338,250
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ofogu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ofogu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofogu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ofogu is the 3,017,195th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Ofogu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Ofogu live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 76 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Ofogu is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 5,535,711. In Nigeria Ofogu is most numerous in: Delta, where 50 percent are found, Abia, where 19 percent are found and Rivers, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ofuogu91173/
Ofoegu9120/
Ofongu913/
Ofogau911/
Ofoeghu833/
Afogu80347/
Efogu8039/
Ofugu806/
Ofegu801/
Ofeghu73124/
Afongu7353/
Efuogu7310/
Effogu734/
Ofungu732/
Efoogu731/
Ofaghu731/
Efougu731/
Afuogu731/
Afougu731/
Afougou678/
Affogou676/
Afoungu674/
Affougou621/
Afoungou621/
Afougouh621/
Afoughou621/
Afugu60300/
Afagu608/
Efagu601/
Afegu601/
Afuugu55485/
Aphogu558/
Afungu552/
Afangu551/
Ophagu551/
Aafagu551/
Aufagau5027/
Afahagu501/
Afougoo501/

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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 Ofogu
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