Ofosua Surname

121,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,776 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Ofosua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ofosua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3,7411:7,223973
England111:5,065,278148,650
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Ofosua (1,353) may also be a first name.

Ofosua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ofosua occurs most in Ghana. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofosua? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ofosua is the 121,304th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,929,964 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ofosua live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 213,236th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 1,353 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is held by 3,741 people, or 1 in 7,223. Besides Ghana it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Ofosua Last Name Statistics demography

Ofosua earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 59.64% less than the national average, earning $17,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ofosuaa92765/
Ofoesua926/
Ofosuaah864/
Ofojua8353/
Ofesua832/
Ofozua832/
Ofoyua831/
Efosua831/
Ofusua831/
Ofojuah7710/
Efoesua771/
Offojua771/
Ofosvaa771/
Ofoba7311/
Ofowa733/
Afouba67747/
Ofojuo6734/
Ofezua6711/
Ofozuo672/
Afowua671/
Afouwa671/
Ofeswa671/
Hofova671/

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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 Ofosua
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