Ofolo Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Ofolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ofolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria991:1,789,32164,938
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ofolo (15) may also be a first name.

Ofolo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ofolo has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofolo? popularity and diffusion

Ofolo is the 1,391,595th most widely held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ofolo live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ofolo is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 15 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 1,789,321. In Nigeria Ofolo is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 87 percent are found, Edo, where 9 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 4 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Ofolo is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 35 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ofoelo9134/
Hofolo913/
Gofolo913/
Ofoulou8339/
Offoelo8317/
Ofoeluo832/
Afolo80108/
Ofelo8078/
Efolo8049/
Ofola8010/
Ofulo804/
Ofalo802/
Afolou7312/
Offelo734/
Affolo733/
Ofoula732/
Afoolo731/
Afoloh731/
Osfalo731/
Ofeulo731/
Afolos731/
Afoluo731/
Oufelo731/
Oofola731/
Opholo731/
Hofoula679/
Affolou676/
Gopholo675/
Oufoula674/
Opholoo671/
Oufoullous671/
Atfolou671/
Affoloh671/
Afoulou671/
Oufoulouss671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Ofolo
  • 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