Ofoku Surname

902,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ofoku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ofoku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2951:600,48428,761
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ofoku (40) may also be a first name.

Ofoku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ofoku has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ofoku.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofoku? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 902,012th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 24,620,088 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ofoku are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ofoku is also the 1,614,485th most common forename internationally, held by 40 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 295 people, or 1 in 600,484. In Nigeria Ofoku is primarily concentrated in: Nasarawa, where 63 percent live, Benue, where 32 percent live and Lagos, where 3 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ofuoku91158/
Ofokus911/
Ofouku911/
Hofokou831/
Ofuku8060/
Ofeku8057/
Afoku8029/
Efoku802/
Ofaku801/
Oufoukou775/
Hofuku73463/
Gofuku73205/
Afokau7322/
Afokou7317/
Ophoku734/
Afuoku732/
Afokeu731/
Ofeeku731/
Affokou67100/
Afoukou6740/
Houfuku674/

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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 Ofoku
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis