Ofuka Surname

432,755th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 795 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ofuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ofuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7621:232,47113,571
Cameroon261:798,81055,510
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Ofuka (162) may also be a first name.

Ofuka Last Name Facts

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

Ofuka is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofuka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 432,755th most numerous surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 9,166,724 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ofuka reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ofuka is also the 720,105th most frequent first name internationally, held by 162 people.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 762 people, or 1 in 232,471. In Nigeria Ofuka is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 76 percent are found, Ebonyi, where 7 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 6 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Ofuka occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 3 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Ofuka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ofouka912/
Ofukha911/
Offuka911/
Ofoka80448/
Efuka80165/
Ofuko80157/
Afuka80115/
Ofuke8034/
Ofika805/
Ofuki803/
Offukaja771/
Ofukoh7342/
Afuuka7331/
Offoka7318/
Offuko7311/
Ofieka739/
Ofouko737/
Hofoka736/
Ofikah735/
Afouka734/
Efouka733/
Ofukho732/
Afukaa732/
Effuka731/
Afukah731/
Oufika731/
Efukai731/
Efueka731/
Efeuka731/
Ofokha731/
Afukai731/
Hafuka731/
Affouka6738/
Offukoh6736/
Hafukha671/
Affukah671/
Effouka671/
O'Fuqua671/
Ophukas671/
Offouke671/
Offukuo671/

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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 Ofuka
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