Ofuyatan Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ofuyatan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ofuyatan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria861:2,059,80071,823
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ofuyatan (25) may also be a first name.

Ofuyatan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ofuyatan is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofuyatan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,007,164th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ofuyatan reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ofuyatan is also the 2,136,160th most widespread given name throughout the world It is held by 25 people.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 2,059,800. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 74 percent live, Lagos, where 17 percent live and Oyo, where 3 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ofoyatan881/
Ofuyetan881/
Ofoyetan7546/
Ofeyetan751/
Oufoutan751/
Oufouttan711/
Ofoetan6790/
Afaitan673/
Oufouttane671/
Afatean671/
Afiyatonova531/
Ouphaithoon531/

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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 Ofuyatan
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