Ofuyah Surname
Approximately 159 people bear this surname
Ofuyah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 153 | 1:1,157,796 | 47,225 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
Ofuyah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ofuyah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ofuyah is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ofuyah? popularity and diffusion
Ofuyah is the 1,380,086th most frequently occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Ofuyah live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Ofuyah is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 153 people, or 1 in 1,157,796. In Nigeria Ofuyah is mostly found in: Delta, where 59 percent reside, Bauchi, where 13 percent reside and Lagos, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Ofuyah occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofuya | 91 | 584 | / |
| Ofouya | 83 | 60 | / |
| Ofiyah | 83 | 11 | / |
| Offuya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Efuyah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ofoyah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ofuy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hofiyah | 77 | 91 | / |
| Hofeyah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Effuyah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ofeyath | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afuya | 73 | 150 | / |
| Ofuyo | 73 | 20 | / |
| Ofiya | 73 | 17 | / |
| Ofoya | 73 | 13 | / |
| Efuya | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ofaha | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ofuye | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ofaya | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ofuja | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ofeya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofuyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofuoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afiyah | 67 | 4,670 | / |
| Hofiya | 67 | 27 | / |
| Efiyah | 67 | 21 | / |
| Afouya | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ofojah | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ofahey | 67 | 5 | / |
| Offaha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ofuoha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hafuya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ofouye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gofeah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ofayhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oifiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Offiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofuhie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Effuya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gofaih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goffuy | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ofuyah
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