Ofung Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ofung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ofung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ofung (13) may also be a first name.

Ofung Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ofung is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofung? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ofung live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ofung is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 13 people.

The last name Ofung is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Ofung is primarily concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 50 percent reside and Cross River, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gofung91169/
Hofung9127/
Ofoung914/
O'Fung911/
Ofun89206/
Hoifung834/
Offoung832/
Oufoung831/
Hoffung831/
Hoefung831/
Ofong80944/
Ofune80245/
Afung80207/
Efung8016/
Ofunn808/
Ofoun805/
Gofun804/
Ofuun802/
Offun802/
Ofgun801/
Ofunk801/
Ofaun800/
Offong733,242/
Ofunne73686/
Afoung7368/
Efoung7322/
Afuing7322/
Ofutyn735/
Ofutin734/
Afaung733/
Ofuune732/
Hofong732/
Hofunh732/
Offune731/
Oudfun731/
Awfung731/
O'Fong731/
Offoun731/
Ahfung731/
Oifong731/
Ophung731/
Hoofun730/
Hoffun730/
Afun674,247/
Ofon672,241/
Ofum671,187/
Offunne6713/
Hoofong6712/
Offoune678/
Gapfung674/
Offfong674/
Ofuunne673/
Oufunke671/
Offfune671/
Hoffunn671/
Hofhing670/

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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 Ofung
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