Ofuma Surname
Approximately 123 people bear this surname
Ofuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 53 | 1:736,590 | 36,183 |
| Nigeria | 48 | 1:3,690,474 | 107,175 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Ofuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ofuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ofuma is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Ofuma click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ofuma? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ofuma is the 1,628,521st most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. Ofuma is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ofuma are found; 43 percent are found in East Africa and 39 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Ofuma is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 736,590. In Uganda Ofuma is most numerous in: Maracha District, where 47 percent reside, Arua District, where 40 percent reside and Bugiri District, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Uganda it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 39 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofouma | 91 | 95 | / |
| Ofumah | 91 | 26 | / |
| Hofuma | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gofuma | 91 | 1 | / |
| Opfouma | 83 | 9 | / |
| Ofoma | 80 | 3,047 | / |
| Afuma | 80 | 631 | / |
| Ofume | 80 | 352 | / |
| Ofima | 80 | 327 | / |
| Efuma | 80 | 35 | / |
| Ofumi | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ofumo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afouma | 73 | 167 | / |
| Offoma | 73 | 142 | / |
| Gafuma | 73 | 16 | / |
| Hofoma | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ofuime | 73 | 3 | / |
| Afumah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ofomma | 73 | 2 | / |
| Afumaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ofumee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofooma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Asfuma | 73 | 1 | / |
| O'Fume | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofhima | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofumgi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Offima | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofoumou | 67 | 24 | / |
| Apfouma | 67 | 16 | / |
| Affouma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Effouma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohfimai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hafouma | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ofuma
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