Ofulue Surname

201,509th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,069 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ofulue Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ofulue Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,9751:89,6936,256
United States421:8,629,975373,648
England301:1,857,26974,552
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Ofulue (59) may also be a first name.

Ofulue Last Name Facts

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

Ofulue is found most in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofulue? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ofulue is the 201,509th most common surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,522,255 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ofulue live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ofulue is also the 1,282,666th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 59 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,975 people, or 1 in 89,693. In Nigeria Ofulue is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 55 percent are found, Lagos, where 23 percent are found and Edo, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Ofulue Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ofulue surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.

Ofulue earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.63% less than the national average, earning $38,563 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ofuluye922/
Ofuleue921/
Ofuelue921/
Ofulues921/
Ofolue838/
Ofulae831/
Ofuleu831/
Ofulie831/
Ofoulou7739/
Ofoelue7715/
O'Fullie711/
Afulau6711/
Ofoley672/
Afulie671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ofulue
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