Ofoka Surname

668,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 448 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ofoka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ofoka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4371:405,36121,214
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
England31:18,572,686338,250
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ofoka (29) may also be a first name.

Ofoka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ofoka has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofoka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ofoka is the 668,257th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 16,266,844 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ofoka live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 29 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 437 people, or 1 in 405,361. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Ebonyi, where 27 percent live, Plateau, where 24 percent live and Lagos, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Offoka9118/
Hofoka916/
Ofuoka913/
Ofouka912/
Ofokha911/
Ofokah911/
Ofokaja83127/
Ofuokaa832/
Ofoke8011,011/
Ofuka80795/
Afoka80132/
Ofaka80119/
Ofoko8078/
Efoka8038/
Ofeka8020/
Ofoki801/
Offokaja7737/
Hafoka73709/
Ofoeke7351/
Ofakah7330/
Ofuoke7322/
Opfoke7322/
Afokau7322/
Offoke7313/
Offaka739/
Oofoke737/
Ofouko737/
Ofokuo736/
Afouka734/
Ofokhe734/
Ofokeh734/
Efouka733/
Afokai733/
Ofhoke732/
Ofekah731/
Hofaka731/
Ofukha731/
Afokah731/
Afoika731/
Offuka731/
Oufaska67375/
Afokhai67123/
Affouka6738/
Ofokihe672/
Afohkai671/
Ofoekii671/
Effouka671/
Hofokou671/
Offokoh671/
Offouke671/
Haffoka671/

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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 Ofoka
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