Ofoluwa Surname
Approximately 165 people bear this surname
Ofoluwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 156 | 1:1,135,530 | 46,612 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
Ofoluwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ofoluwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ofoluwa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ofoluwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Ofoluwa? popularity and diffusion
Ofoluwa is the 1,348,199th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Ofoluwa live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 156 people, or 1 in 1,135,530. In Nigeria Ofoluwa is most prevalent in: Delta, where 58 percent live, Lagos, where 19 percent live and Edo, where 12 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofooluwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ofo-Oluwa | 88 | 3 | / |
| Ofoluwayo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Afoluwa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ofoluwe | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ofolu | 83 | 85 | / |
| Ofola | 83 | 10 | / |
| Ayofeoluwa | 82 | 3 | / |
| Ifeoluwa | 80 | 752 | / |
| Ifaoluwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yofola | 77 | 145 | / |
| Ofoelu | 77 | 19 | / |
| Ofolue | 77 | 8 | / |
| Ofiola | 77 | 8 | / |
| Ofulua | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ofoula | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oofola | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ife-Oluwa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ife Oluwa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oflu | 73 | 1,411 | / |
| Ofol | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ofla | 73 | 8 | / |
| Oyefolu | 71 | 477 | / |
| Owofola | 71 | 164 | / |
| Awofolu | 71 | 72 | / |
| Ofoulou | 71 | 39 | / |
| Ofoyela | 71 | 20 | / |
| Ofoelue | 71 | 15 | / |
| Oyefola | 71 | 6 | / |
| Awofola | 71 | 6 | / |
| Yaofola | 71 | 4 | / |
| Oufoula | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ofolawe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ofolaye | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ifeolwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ofioloa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ofoeluo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ayofolu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ifeluwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oyofolu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Efuluwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Offia-Olua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oyofola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Iyofola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ifeolua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ofoyulu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Efeluwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afolowa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ofuwali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afola | 67 | 1,076 | / |
| Ofula | 67 | 775 | / |
| Ofole | 67 | 387 | / |
| Ofolo | 67 | 157 | / |
| Ofulu | 67 | 129 | / |
| Ofela | 67 | 65 | / |
| Ifola | 67 | 57 | / |
| Efola | 67 | 50 | / |
| Ofila | 67 | 42 | / |
| Ovola | 67 | 39 | / |
| Ofala | 67 | 39 | / |
| Ofoli | 67 | 32 | / |
| Oflay | 67 | 22 | / |
| Afolu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Oufla | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ufola | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ofelu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Efolu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oflah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Effoloua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ifolu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owoofola | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovolu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Afolowea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Offla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ufolu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owo-Fola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyuefolu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofoul | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofilu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oflou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owofolla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afolubi | 57 | 5 | / |
| Awfolowo | 53 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Ofoluwa
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