Ofon Surname

188,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ofon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ofon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,5361:13,5221,848
Nigeria6931:255,61714,733
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ofon (997) may also be a first name.

Ofon Last Name Facts

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

Ofon (Russian: Офон) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ofon click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ofon is the 188,639th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,251,917 people. The last name Ofon occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ofon are found; 68 percent are found in Central Africa and 68 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Ofon is also the 254,871st most frequent given name on earth, borne by 997 people.

This surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 1,536 people, or 1 in 13,522. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Southwest Region, where 51 percent live, Northwest Region, where 38 percent live and Centre Region, where 4 percent live. Not including Cameroon this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 31 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 0 percent live.

Ofon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ofong89944/
Ofoin89276/
Offon89198/
Ofone8950/
Otfon8919/
Ofoun895/
Hofon894/
Gofon892/
Oufon892/
Ofont891/
Offong803,242/
Offoin80135/
Houfon8080/
Hoffon8027/
Ohfond8016/
Goufon8015/
Ofoine807/
Offone804/
Ofoung804/
Hofong802/
Ofonne801/
O'Fong801/
Hofoin801/
Oifong801/
Hopfon801/
Goffon801/
Offoun801/
Ofoihn801/
Hodfon801/
Efon751,194/
Afon75907/
Ofun75206/
Ofan75147/
Ofom7570/
Goiffon73772/
Goyffon73211/
Houffon73202/
Gouffon73141/
Offoing7350/
Hoofong7312/
Offoune738/
Ofonova735/
Offfong734/
Hoffoen733/
Offoung732/
Oufoung731/
Goufhon731/
Goëffon731/
Oufan673,616/
Gofan67639/
Afong67387/
Afoun67372/
Ofune67245/
Ouchfoun67240/
Gafon67236/
Affon67234/
Ofane6797/
Ofang6783/
Effon6781/
Afoon6756/
Hofan6743/
Offan6738/
Hafon6730/
Afont6727/
Ophon6722/
Afone6722/
Afoin6717/
Aïfon6712/
Ofunn678/
Gofun674/
Afgon674/
Owfan673/
Ofung673/
Ofant672/
Offun672/
Offom672/
Ofuun672/
Ofgan672/
Eefon671/
Ofunk671/
Azfon671/
Ofamn671/
Ofoim671/
Ofgun671/
Gouëffon671/
Afuon671/
Aafon671/
Asfon671/
Ofaun670/
Hoffound670/

Ofon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ofon in the Russian language
Офонofon-

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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
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  • 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 Ofon
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