Ofordum Surname

889,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 302 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ofordum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ofordum Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2981:594,43928,543
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367

Ofordum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ofordum has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofordum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 889,654th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 24,130,947 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ofordum reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 298 people, or 1 in 594,439. In Nigeria Ofordum is most numerous in: Lagos, where 32 percent reside, Kebbi, where 18 percent reside and Edo, where 9 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Offordum93122/
Oforedum936/
Oforudum932/
Ofordueme8817/
Ofordun866/
Ofordeme809/
Offordun802/
Offurdum801/
Ofortume801/
Offordim801/
Ofordieme755/
Ofori-Dwumah746/
Ofridam71525/
Ofori-Twum713/
Ofori-Adom712/
Efrdm671/
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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 Ofordum
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