Oforah Surname

604,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 513 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oforah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oforah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4941:358,58919,295
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Oforah (10) may also be a first name.

Oforah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oforah occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oforah? popularity and diffusion

Oforah is the 604,614th most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 14,205,743 people. Oforah occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Oforah live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name in the world It is held by 10 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 494 people, or 1 in 358,589. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 15 percent reside, Enugu, where 15 percent reside and Lagos, where 14 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Oforah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oforah last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Oforah earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.64% more than the national average, earning $52,054 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Offorah92116/
Ofuorah922/
Oforrah921/
Oforaha921/
Ofora91240/
Oforha83205/
Oforho83123/
Aforah8319/
Ofuora8318/
Ofarah836/
Ofoira834/
Offora834/
Ovorah831/
Oforai831/
Oforra831/
Ofoura831/
Osfora831/
Oforoa831/
Offorha7745/
Oforoha7713/
Oufoura774/
Afourah774/
Ouforra771/
Offohra771/
Osfoura771/
Oufarah771/
Afora73565/
Oforo73363/
Ofara7374/
Ofera7320/
Oufousra7110/
Offoroha711/
Asfourah711/
Ouffoura711/
Asfora671,381/
Afarah67700/
Ovarah67622/
Oufara67241/
Affora6775/
Efoura6755/
Oforzo6717/
Aforza6711/
Aforho6711/
Afoora679/
Offoro676/
Afoura675/
Gafora674/
Ofoiro674/
Aferah673/
Oferra673/
Effora672/
Offera671/
Aforoh671/
Aforaj671/
Evorah671/
Eferah671/
Oforeu671/
Ofohro671/
Aufora671/
Ofuoro671/
Ofoero671/
Hefora671/
Oforou671/
Goufourga671/
Gofara671/
Offara670/

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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 Oforah
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