Ofumelu Surname
Approximately 105 people bear this surname
Ofumelu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 104 | 1:1,703,296 | 62,619 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Ofumelu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ofumelu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ofumelu is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Ofumelu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ofumelu? popularity and diffusion
Ofumelu is the 1,795,579th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ofumelu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 1,703,296. In Nigeria Ofumelu is most prevalent in: Enugu, where 33 percent reside, Delta, where 20 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 20 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Ofumelu
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