Ofuri Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ofuri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ofuri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080

Ofuri (17) may also be a first name.

Ofuri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ofuri is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofuri? popularity and diffusion

Ofuri is the 7,117,718th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Ofuri live; 57 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ofuri is also the 2,694,839th most common first name at a global level, borne by 17 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 75 percent live and Delta, where 25 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ofurie91225/
Gofuri919/
Hofuri914/
Ofurio911/
Ofouri911/
Ofurhie83419/
Hoffuri8312/
Osfouri832/
Ofori80170,513/
Ofure80545/
Ofiri80426/
Ofura8092/
Afuri8058/
Ofury800/
Ousfouri771/
Gafuri73744/
Offori73695/
Afouri73663/
Asfuri73273/
Hofori7330/
Oforie7328/
Offiri7317/
Gofure7312/
Afurhi7311/
Effuri738/
Ofirie737/
Afurio733/
Efurie732/
Oforij732/
Oufori732/
Oforri732/
Ofurre731/
Affuri731/
Afurai731/
Afurid731/
Ofuraa731/
Ofoura731/
Oforai731/
Ofureu731/
Ofoeri731/
Hofure730/
Gaffuri672,390/
Asfouri671,493/
Affouri67236/
Afourid67168/
Hafouri6735/
Gafurri6731/
Oforzie6725/
Gafouri6723/
Efeurie6712/
Hasfuri6712/
Oufoura674/
Gafuriy674/
Offorie671/
Hafauri671/
Afurzai671/
Gafuroi671/
Ahfouri671/
Gowfure671/
Oufoure671/
Azfouri671/

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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
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  • 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 Ofuri
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