Ofoyi Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Ofoyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
Ofoyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ofoyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ofoyi has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ofoyi? popularity and diffusion
Ofoyi is the 3,185,033rd most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Ofoyi reside; 66 percent reside in West Africa and 66 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Rivers, where 96 percent live and Bayelsa, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 29 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offoyi | 91 | 16 | / |
| Oufoyi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ofoi | 89 | 384 | / |
| Ofoy | 89 | 57 | / |
| Offouyi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ofoye | 80 | 238 | / |
| Ofoia | 80 | 77 | / |
| Ofoji | 80 | 76 | / |
| Offoi | 80 | 41 | / |
| Ofeyi | 80 | 30 | / |
| Gofoi | 80 | 21 | / |
| Ofoya | 80 | 13 | / |
| Ofoyo | 80 | 8 | / |
| Gofoy | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hofoi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ofuyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ofohy | 80 | 1 | / |
| O'Foy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ofojie | 73 | 271 | / |
| Goffoy | 73 | 139 | / |
| Ofouya | 73 | 60 | / |
| Ofoije | 73 | 49 | / |
| Ofogie | 73 | 34 | / |
| Offoji | 73 | 20 | / |
| Offeyi | 73 | 18 | / |
| Ofohia | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ofoiha | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ofohie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ofouye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ofoyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofayie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afouyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofojio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hoifoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Offoit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofoyee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofei | 67 | 7,909 | / |
| Ofoe | 67 | 4,782 | / |
| Ofou | 67 | 495 | / |
| Ofie | 67 | 462 | / |
| Ofai | 67 | 145 | / |
| Afoy | 67 | 123 | / |
| Afoi | 67 | 101 | / |
| Ofay | 67 | 48 | / |
| Ofoa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ofoehie | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ofye | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ofey | 67 | 5 | / |
| Adfooyi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ofui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ofuy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hoffouy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofoj | 67 | 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 Ofoyi
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