Oforka Surname
Approximately 838 people bear this surname
Oforka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 825 | 1:214,718 | 12,752 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Oforka (44) may also be a first name.
Oforka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oforka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oforka occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Oforka.
How Common Is The Last Name Oforka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 415,385th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 8,696,356 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Oforka live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 44 people.
This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 825 people, or 1 in 214,718. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Enugu, where 36 percent reside, Lagos, where 22 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 7 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and Angola, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offorka | 92 | 308 | / |
| Oforkaja | 86 | 99 | / |
| Oforkaia | 86 | 3 | / |
| Aforka | 83 | 255 | / |
| Oforke | 83 | 21 | / |
| Ofurka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Offorkaja | 80 | 18 | / |
| Hoferka | 77 | 33 | / |
| Oforkee | 77 | 9 | / |
| Offorke | 77 | 3 | / |
| Efforka | 77 | 3 | / |
| Aforkah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Offorkee | 71 | 25 | / |
| Offorker | 71 | 2 | / |
| Aforkaah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hofferka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aforke | 67 | 34 | / |
| Ofarko | 67 | 11 | / |
| Aforki | 67 | 10 | / |
| Afurka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Afarka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eforko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aferka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Offorkihe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofarca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oforche | 62 | 15 | / |
| Afurkaa | 62 | 4 | / |
| Afforko | 62 | 1 | / |
| Affarka | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gafarkha | 57 | 18 | / |
| Afourkou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Afarki | 50 | 10 | / |
| Afarko | 50 | 1 | / |
| Aforce | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Oforka
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