Ofton Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Ofton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ofton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland461:826,27764,341
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Ofton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ofton is most common in Poland. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofton? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ofton is the 2,136,387th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname Ofton is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Ofton live; 59 percent live in Eastern Europe and 59 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Poland, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 826,277. Excluding Poland it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent reside and Turkey, where 1 percent reside.

Ofton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ofton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ofton surname grew 775 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ofton Last Name Statistics demography

Ofton earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.41% less than the national average, earning $16,653 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gofton91839/
Hofton91182/
Houfton8316/
Hoftotn830/
Afton80471/
Owton8056/
Oftan804/
Efton804/
Obton801/
Ovton800/
Howton732,096/
Gafton731,644/
Aftoon73472/
Hefton73286/
Hoftun73218/
Hafton7351/
Afthon7324/
Efthon7322/
Oftung7320/
Aftong7317/
Eftoun734/
Hobton732/
Adfton731/
Asfton731/
Oewton731/
Afhton731/
Hoftan731/
Oftund731/
Houwton672/
Hoftand671/
Howtone671/
Howthon671/
Haffton670/
Haufton670/

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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 Ofton
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