Ofunja Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ofunja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ofunja Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1121:412,32122,772
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Ofunja Demographics

Ofunja Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Ofunja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ofunja occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofunja? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ofunja is the 1,701,480th most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ofunja reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 112 people, or 1 in 412,321. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Nairobi County, where 90 percent are found, Busia County, where 8 percent are found and Muranga County, where 1 percent are found. Beside Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Ofunja Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ofunja last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afunja8341/
Ofunya8326/
Ofunjo831/
Ofunza831/
Efunja831/
Ofounya771/
Ofuenya771/
Ofunyaa771/
Ophundja711/
Afonja673,206/
Afunya67766/
Afunia6752/
Ofonya6720/
Gofunkhay678/
Afinja675/
Efunia675/
Ofunge674/
Ofunye674/
Afunje672/
Houfougna671/
Ofunyo671/
Ofonji671/
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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 Ofunja
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