Ofonya Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ofonya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ofonya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Ofonya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ofonya (Russian: Офоня) is most common in Uganda. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ofonya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofonya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ofonya is the 4,427,875th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name Ofonya occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Ofonya live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Ofonya is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 2,602,619. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Nebbi District, where 20 percent reside, Adjumani District, where 13 percent reside and Kitgum District, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Uganda Ofonya occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and Russia, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ofounya921/
Afonya83311/
Ofunya8326/
Ofanya833/
Ofonha831/
Gofanya7726/
Afonyaa7718/
Gofonia778/
Afonyoa771/
Ofunyaa771/
Ophonya771/
Ofanayya711/
Afonja673,206/
Afunya67766/
Ofunja67115/
Afanya6724/
Afonia6715/
Afonyo672/
Afonha672/
Ofunyo671/
Ofanja671/
Houfougna671/
Ofogno671/
Ofania671/

Ofonya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ofonya in the Russian language
Офоняofona-

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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 Ofonya
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