Ofono Surname

475,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 703 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ofono Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ofono Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda6081:64,2097,298
Cameroon881:236,01223,423
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Ofono (39) may also be a first name.

Ofono Last Name Facts

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

Ofono occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofono? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 475,771st most prevalent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 10,366,353 people. The surname Ofono is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ofono live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Ofono is also the 1,637,361st most widespread given name globally, borne by 39 people.

This surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 608 people, or 1 in 64,209. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Mayuge District, where 18 percent reside, Bugiri District, where 15 percent reside and Mukono District, where 15 percent reside. Other than Uganda this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 13 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ofongo91586/
Offono9154/
Ofuono9118/
Ofoino917/
Ofoono915/
Ofonos914/
Ofouno911/
Ofogno911/
Offonoh8316/
Ofoingo8310/
Gofongo834/
Offongo833/
Offoono831/
Oufongo831/
Ofoungo831/
Ofuongo831/
Ofonoha831/
Hofonou831/
Ofano80146/
Afono80103/
Ofona80100/
Houfonou771/
Affono73871/
Afongo7379/
Ofuona7360/
Ofanoa7358/
Ofonna7332/
Afouno739/
Hofano735/
Ofamno735/
Afosno735/
Afonou732/
Ofouna732/
Afonos731/
Ofhona731/
Ofonha731/
Ofanou731/
Afogno731/
Afonno731/
Oifano731/
Offona731/
Goufonhou711/
Ofounga67194/
Afoongo6734/
Oufanou6714/
Afounou679/
Affouno679/
Affosno673/
Offonna673/
Affonou672/
Affongo671/
Afounno671/
Afoonou671/

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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 Ofono
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