Ofure Surname

576,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 545 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ofure Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ofure Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5361:330,49018,063
England41:13,929,515290,718
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ofure (2,851) may also be a first name.

Ofure Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ofure is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ofure.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofure? popularity and diffusion

Ofure is the 576,965th most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 13,371,644 people. The last name Ofure occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ofure live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 136,351st most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 2,851 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 536 people, or 1 in 330,490. In Nigeria Ofure is primarily found in: Edo, where 25 percent reside, Kano, where 20 percent reside and Delta, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.

Ofure Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ofure last name is predominantly Christian (86%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ofurie91225/
Gofure9112/
Ofureu911/
Ofurre911/
Hofure910/
Ofur899/
Ofurhie83419/
Oufoure831/
Gowfure831/
Gofur8018,704/
Afure80744/
Hofur80498/
Ofura8092/
Offur8020/
Ofore809/
Ofour808/
Ofuri807/
Ofire805/
Osfur801/
Ofury800/
Ouffaure771/
Goffur73222/
Osfour73219/
Oforie7328/
Ofoere7324/
Afureh7316/
Oforeh7313/
Gafure7313/
Gofurh739/
Gofuri739/
Ofirie737/
Gofour737/
Gofuir735/
Hofuri734/
Afured734/
Offore733/
Efurie732/
Ofiere732/
Oforhe732/
Ofurio731/
Afurea731/
Gofurr731/
Ofuraa731/
Ofouri731/
Ofoura731/
Affure731/
Offire731/
Efaure731/
Ofourt731/
Gofhur731/
Offutr731/
Offurt731/
Goofur731/
Gopfur731/
Hofore730/
Ofor676,780/
Aufaure67468/
Afur67420/
Oforzie6725/
Hoffuri6712/
Efeurie6712/
Ossfour674/
Gafoure674/
Oufoura674/
Asfoure672/
Afuirre672/
Offiere672/
Osfouri672/
Offoere671/
Gaffure671/
Offorie671/
Ousfour671/
Offoreh671/
Ouffour671/
O'Firey671/
Aufuret671/
Afourer671/
Offoree671/
Howfurt670/
Hoffurd670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Ofure
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis