Ofu Surname

267,807th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,458 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Ofu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ofu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6111:289,92316,281
Japan4831:264,68810,439
Papua New Guinea1941:42,0295,121
Cameroon731:284,50826,965
Indonesia491:2,698,963156,404
Solomon Islands281:20,7154,044
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
England21:27,859,030389,889
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Ofu (300) may also be a first name.

Ofu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ofu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofu? popularity and diffusion

Ofu is the 267,807th most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 4,998,317 people. Ofu is primarily found in Africa, where 47 percent of Ofu reside; 42 percent reside in West Africa and 42 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ofu is also the 508,767th most widespread forename globally It is held by 300 people.

Ofu is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 611 people, or 1 in 289,923. In Nigeria Ofu is most common in: Cross River, where 37 percent live, Enugu, where 24 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 6 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 33 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent live.

Ofu Last Name Statistics demography

Ofu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 70.26% less than the national average, earning $12,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ofou86495/
Offu86492/
Hofu86292/
Gofu8656/
Ofut8650/
Ofuh8625/
Oefu8619/
Otfu868/
Oufu867/
Ofus863/
Ofui863/
Ofuy862/
Ofeu862/
Ofau862/
Ofuu861/
Ofup861/
Osfu861/
Ofud861/
Oifu861/
Ojfu861/
Opfu861/
Ofuj861/
Hoffu7556/
Offou7550/
Offuh7539/
Offut7524/
Hofus7524/
Hoifu757/
Opfou755/
Ofutt754/
Oufou754/
Gofou753/
Ofous752/
Hofuz751/
Houfu751/
Huofu751/
Opfeu751/
Ofuhe751/
Ofuss751/
Gofeu751/
Ofouh751/
Ofuch751/
Ofaus750/
Hopfu750/
Owfut750/
Afu674,013/
Offutt673,900/
Efu671,582/
Hofhus6746/
Hoffus6718/
Goffau6715/
Goufou6712/
Goifou6710/
Houfou674/
Hosfau673/
Offuit672/
Hoffou671/
Ofuhie671/
Offult671/
Ouffus671/
Hofuch671/
Oheefu671/
Oudfou671/
Offuth670/
Hosfud670/
Hofeus670/
Offudd670/
Offust670/
Goffuy670/

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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 Ofu
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