Ofurum Surname

184,653rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ofurum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ofurum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,2481:78,8005,605
England221:2,532,63991,802
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Ofurum (65) may also be a first name.

Ofurum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ofurum is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofurum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 184,653rd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,172,636 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ofurum live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,212,820th most numerous given name internationally It is held by 65 people.

The last name Ofurum is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,248 people, or 1 in 78,800. In Nigeria Ofurum is primarily found in: Rivers, where 41 percent live, Lagos, where 18 percent live and Enugu, where 8 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Ofurum Last Name Statistics demography

Ofurum earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.5% less than the national average, earning $35,597 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Offurum92321/
Ofurume928/
Ofourum925/
Ofureum922/
Ofuurum921/
Ofurumn921/
Offuruum862/
Ofurun8335/
Oforum8328/
Ofurom837/
Afurum832/
Efurum831/
Ofurune7724/
Offurun772/
Oforzum771/
Offoroum712/
Afurung623/
Oforon505/
Afuron501/

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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 Ofurum
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