Ofula Surname

441,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 775 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ofula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ofula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6961:66,3506,368
Uganda411:952,17842,125
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ofula (31) may also be a first name.

Ofula Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ofula is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ofula click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofula? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ofula is the 441,383rd most prevalent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 9,403,285 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ofula live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Ofula is also the 1,874,099th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 31 people.

The surname Ofula is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 696 people, or 1 in 66,350. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nairobi County, where 38 percent are found, Busia County, where 26 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 23 percent are found. Beside Kenya it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 5 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.

Ofula Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ofula last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ofulia9118/
Ofulla912/
Ofulah912/
Ofoula912/
Gofula911/
Hofoula839/
Oufoula834/
Ofullah832/
Efula80547/
Afula80437/
Ofule8046/
Ofila8042/
Ofuli8015/
Ofola8010/
Ofulo804/
Goufoula774/
Efulia73322/
Afoula73119/
Ofilia7376/
Efulya7355/
Gafula7354/
Ofuelo7335/
Hofila7328/
Hafula7321/
Afulau7311/
Ofuili734/
Afusla733/
Efulah733/
Oofola731/
Afaula731/
Efuela731/
Ofuleu731/
Ofulie731/
Ofeulo731/
Offila731/
Afuela731/
Afhula731/
Apfula731/
Aafula731/
Afuila731/
Ofoulhast716/
Ofoulou6739/
Gafoula6724/
Efoulah6711/
Apfoula676/
Adfaula675/
Hofilea675/
Ofueluo674/
Eufaula673/
Affoula673/
Hefoula672/
Afoulah671/
Afoulay671/
Asfoula671/
Afulaha671/
Efulaha671/
Ofielia671/
Offutle670/

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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 Ofula
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