Oforu Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
Oforu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 120 | 1:325,327 | 21,922 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
Oforu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oforu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oforu is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Oforu.
How Common Is The Last Name Oforu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Oforu is the 1,447,279th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. The last name Oforu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oforu reside; 81 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 325,327. In Uganda Oforu is most numerous in: Hoima District, where 33 percent reside, Nebbi District, where 29 percent reside and Kiryandongo District, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 19 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oforgu | 91 | 28 | / |
| Ofoiru | 91 | 13 | / |
| Ofouru | 91 | 6 | / |
| Ofoyru | 91 | 4 | / |
| Oforzu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Oforeu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oforou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ofourou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ofuru | 80 | 1,405 | / |
| Oferu | 80 | 90 | / |
| Aforu | 80 | 13 | / |
| Ofaru | 80 | 5 | / |
| Eforu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Opfourou | 77 | 6 | / |
| Oufourou | 77 | 5 | / |
| Offourou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aforgu | 73 | 90 | / |
| Șofaru | 73 | 30 | / |
| Oifuru | 73 | 11 | / |
| Aforou | 73 | 9 | / |
| Offuru | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gofuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofureu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofuruu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouffourou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afourou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gafooru | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Oforu
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