Ofori Surname

3,300th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170,513 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Ofori Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ofori Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana165,9741:16313
United States1,3861:261,51424,673
England1,1271:49,4396,149
Togo4201:17,2575,159
Nigeria3961:447,33022,882
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
Canada2021:182,40418,127
Germany1251:644,04450,561
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
South Africa641:846,52756,162
Belgium601:191,61125,371
Netherlands541:312,72536,782
Spain411:1,140,29440,056
Norway181:285,68329,080
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Italy181:3,397,594101,426
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Ivory Coast121:1,922,60335,802
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Iceland81:47,5113,734
Finland81:687,08836,047
China81:170,915,1968,932
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
France51:13,284,544357,392
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Ofori (13,463) may also be a first name.

Ofori Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ofori is found in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Ofori click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofori? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,300th most commonly held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 42,739 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ofori are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 50,055th most frequently held forename globally, borne by 13,463 people.

It is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is borne by 165,974 people, or 1 in 163. Excluding Ghana this last name exists in 59 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Ofori Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ofori last name are 38.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.38% registered with the political party.

The amount Ofori earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.67% less than the national average, earning 233,013 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 31.29% more than the national average, earning R 311,988 per year; in United States they earn 0.48% less than the national average, earning $42,942 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.99% less than the national average, earning $43,724 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Offori91695/
Hofori9130/
Oforie9128/
Oforgi9116/
Oforio9113/
Oforij912/
Oufori912/
Oforri912/
Ofoiri911/
Oforai911/
Ofojri911/
Osfori911/
Ofouri911/
Ofoeri911/
Oforzie8325/
Oforije836/
Offorgi835/
Osfouri832/
Osfoori832/
Offorie831/
Oforihe831/
Oforish831/
Ofora80240/
Afori80147/
Efori8034/
Oferi8024/
Ofory8022/
Ofari8016/
Ofore809/
Ofuri807/
Oforj801/
Offorzie7713/
Ousfouri771/
Afouri73663/
Ophori73317/
Ofurie73225/
Oforha73205/
Affori73184/
Gofari73128/
Ofarie7370/
Effori7360/
Offory7354/
Ofoire7333/
Gafori7328/
Oufari7325/
Ofoere7324/
Ofuora7318/
Oforeh7313/
Hofari7310/
Gofuri739/
Aforis736/
Aforgi735/
Hofuri734/
Ofarri734/
Offora734/
Ofoira734/
Offore733/
Aforij733/
Ofarei733/
Ofaeri733/
Oforhe732/
Gofore732/
Ofario731/
Oferie731/
Aforio731/
Offorj731/
Offeri731/
Aforie731/
Oforra731/
Oforoa731/
Ofoura731/
Ofarii731/
Oferii731/
Afuori731/
Ofurio731/
Oforeu731/
Oforje731/
Hofore730/
Offorehie715/
Asfouri671,493/
Ofurhie67419/
Affouri67236/
Afourid67168/
Gaffori6784/
Asforis6757/
Offorha6745/
Gaforio6736/
Hafouri6735/
Gafouri6723/
Offoire6721/
Oforoha6713/
Hoffuri6712/
Hoiferi677/
Gafoori676/
Goffari674/
Oufoura674/
Ozfahri674/
Ozfaris673/
Oufarid673/
Afforgi672/
Ofarris671/
Offerie671/
Hatfori671/
Goforeh671/
Goffore671/
Offoreh671/
Ouffory671/
Oufoure671/
Gaforih671/
Ahfouri671/
Azfouri671/
Assfori671/
Offeryi671/
Offoere671/
Offohra671/
Offoree671/
Ouforra671/
Goffory670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ofori
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