Ofuya Surname

547,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ofuya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ofuya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5491:322,66417,723
England131:4,286,005132,302
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Ofuya (37) may also be a first name.

Ofuya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ofuya occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ofuya.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofuya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 547,713th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 12,478,675 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Ofuya reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ofuya is also the 1,688,769th most numerous forename in the world, borne by 37 people.

The last name Ofuya is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 549 people, or 1 in 322,664. In Nigeria Ofuya is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 66 percent live, Edo, where 10 percent live and Lagos, where 9 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Ofuya Last Name Statistics demography

Ofuya earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ofuyah91159/
Ofouya9160/
Offuya911/
Ofuy892/
Afuya80150/
Ofuyo8020/
Ofiya8017/
Ofoya8013/
Efuya8012/
Ofuye807/
Ofaya805/
Ofuja802/
Ofuyi801/
Ofuoa801/
Ofeya801/
Hofiya7327/
Afouya7317/
Ofiyah7311/
Ofuoha732/
Hafuya732/
Ofouye732/
Oifiya731/
Offiya731/
Ofoyah731/
Efuyah731/
Effuya731/
Goffuy730/
Ofou67495/
Ofaa67189/
Ofae67148/
Ofai67145/
Ofea67138/
Hofiyah6791/
Ofue6784/
Ofoy6757/
Ofay6748/
Ofoa6727/
Ofye677/
Ofey675/
Afuy675/
Hofeyah674/
Effuyah673/
Ofui673/
Ofau672/
Ofeu672/
Hofiyat672/
Hoffouy671/
Ofeyath671/
Ofuj671/
Ousfeya671/
Oddfuye671/
Offouyi671/

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 Ofuya
  • 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