Ofoyo Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Ofoyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ofoyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ofoyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ofoyo is found most in Uganda. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ofoyo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most common surname in the world, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Ofoyo is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Ofoyo live; 63 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Ofoyo is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Hoima District, where 20 percent are found, Masindi District, where 20 percent are found and Ntoroko District, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Uganda it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 13 percent are found and Nigeria, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofoy | 89 | 57 | / |
| Ofoye | 80 | 238 | / |
| Afoyo | 80 | 91 | / |
| Ofoyi | 80 | 38 | / |
| Ofuyo | 80 | 20 | / |
| Ofoya | 80 | 13 | / |
| Ofayo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ofeyo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gofoy | 80 | 3 | / |
| Efoyo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ofiyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ofohy | 80 | 1 | / |
| O'Foy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goffoy | 73 | 139 | / |
| Ofouya | 73 | 60 | / |
| Ofojuo | 73 | 34 | / |
| Offoyi | 73 | 16 | / |
| Ofaiyo | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ofouye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oufayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofoyee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oufoyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afoyoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofojio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Affoyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofoyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofoe | 67 | 4,782 | / |
| Ofou | 67 | 495 | / |
| Ofoi | 67 | 384 | / |
| Afoy | 67 | 123 | / |
| Efoy | 67 | 90 | / |
| Ofay | 67 | 48 | / |
| Ofoa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ofye | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ofey | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ofuy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Offojuo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Offouyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| 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 Ofoyo
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