Ofte Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Ofte Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ofte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway541:95,22813,033
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ofte Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ofte occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ofte click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofte? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,894,523rd most frequent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname Ofte occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Ofte reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently used in Norway, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 95,228. In Norway Ofte is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 52 percent live, Western Norway, where 19 percent live and Southern Norway, where 15 percent live. Apart from Norway Ofte occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 43 percent live and Thailand, where 1 percent live.

Ofte Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ofte surname are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70% registered with the party.

The amount Ofte earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 24.63% more than the national average, earning 431,314 kr per year and in United States they earn 4.67% less than the national average, earning $41,136 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hofte89175/
Ofter8916/
Oftez892/
Gofte891/
Ofthe891/
Oft86243/
Hofter8037/
Hoftey808/
Offthe801/
Hoft75974/
Ooft75213/
Offt75116/
Goft75107/
Efte7515/
Afte7510/
Ofti759/
Obte757/
Owte755/
Uoft754/
Ofta753/
Oift751/
Oyft751/
Ohft751/
Oftj751/
Ofht751/
Hoffted7342/
Hofthed732/
Hoofter730/
Hoffter730/
Hafte672,262/
Hooft672,010/
After67672/
Eftee67361/
Hefte67244/
Gofti67175/
Efteh67142/
Hofti67125/
Höfte6763/
Hofts6760/
Hofft6755/
Hofta6746/
Hoofteer6738/
Eftei6728/
Eftey6715/
Ovter6714/
Govte678/
Obtea673/
Oftis672/
Gofty672/
Afteh672/
Goift671/
Offth671/
Offtt671/
Houft671/
Huoft671/
Hofth671/
Aftee671/
Adfte671/
Oftiz671/
Hof't671/
Hoift670/
Hoyft670/
Hofty670/
Hoftz670/
Howte670/

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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
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  • 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 Ofte
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