Ofuwa Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Ofuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Ofuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ofuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ofuwa is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ofuwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ofuwa is the 5,587,209th most frequently held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ofuwa live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 42 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya Ofuwa is primarily concentrated in: Siaya County, where 57 percent live, Bungoma County, where 14 percent live and Homa Bay County, where 14 percent live. Besides Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent live and Rwanda, where 8 percent live.
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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 Ofuwa
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