Ofunu Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Ofunu Surname User-submission:

The Ofunu surname means 'grace of God'. It literally means 'not by power or might but by the grace of God'.

Ofunu 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
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Ofunu (35) may also be a first name.

Ofunu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ofunu surname means 'grace of God'. It literally means 'not by power or might but by the grace of God'.

- paulinegrace
DNA test information

Ofunu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ofunu occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofunu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ofunu reside; 56 percent reside in West Africa and 56 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 35 people.

The last name Ofunu is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 80 percent live and Rivers, where 20 percent live. Not including Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 44 percent live.

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
Offunu9128/
Ofungu912/
Efunu8035/
Ofonu8035/
Afunu8029/
Ofinu801/
Efeunu73211/
Afunui7312/
Efaunu7311/
Afungu732/
Offonu732/
Aufunu731/
Ofienu731/
Afounou679/
Afeunui678/
Effeunu676/
Afoungu674/
Afuhnui671/
Affounou6215/
Afounout621/
Afoungou621/
Afonu6012/
Afinu602/
Aphunu55103/
Hafinu552/
Afinui551/
Hofonou501/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ofunu
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