Ofom Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ofom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ofom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria641:2,767,85688,308
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ofom (27) may also be a first name.

Ofom Last Name Facts

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

Ofom is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofom? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,273,756th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name Ofom occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Ofom reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most numerous first name worldwide, held by 27 people.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 2,767,856. In Nigeria Ofom is most frequent in: Cross River, where 50 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 27 percent reside and Lagos, where 11 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ofome892/
Offom892/
Ofoim891/
Offoum8019/
Ofoime8010/
Owfoim801/
Goffom801/
Ofon752,241/
Ofum751,187/
Afom75242/
Ofam7547/
Efom7546/
Hoffomm731/
Ofong67944/
Offum67402/
Ofume67352/
Ofoin67276/
Afome67223/
Offon67198/
Ofone6750/
Effom6733/
Afoum6732/
Ofame6726/
Otfon6719/
Afoom6713/
Affom675/
Ophom675/
Ofoun675/
Hofon674/
Gofam672/
Gofon672/
Oufon672/
Hofam671/
Ofamn671/
Offam671/
Adfom671/
Ouchfoum671/
Afomg671/
Gofum671/
Asfom671/
Oufam671/
Ofont671/

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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 Ofom
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