Ofwa Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ofwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ofwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Ofwa (92) may also be a first name.

Ofwa Last Name Facts

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

Ofwa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ofwa is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ofwa live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ofwa is also the 992,070th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 92 people.

The surname Ofwa is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 3,552,300. In Kenya Ofwa is primarily concentrated in: Kisumu County, where 69 percent are found, Kajiado County, where 8 percent are found and Migori County, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Kenya it occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.

Ofwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ofwa surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gofwa895/
Ofwaya801/
Efwa75545/
Ofua75403/
Afwa75308/
Ovwa7572/
Ofwe755/
Owva755/
Ofwi751/
Afwah67241/
Afwat67158/
Ovwah67153/
Afwaj6723/
Ofuah6719/
Afwas677/
Obwah677/
Offua674/
Efway673/
Obwau673/
Ofwoy672/
Afwai672/
Owhua672/
Ovwua671/
Ouwva671/
Owvah671/
Afway671/
Afwaa671/
Ophwa671/
Owbau671/
Ofwyo671/
Afwua671/
Obway671/
Ofuas671/
Asfwa671/
Obwai671/
Owvai671/
Ofuoa671/
Obwua671/
Obwha671/

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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 Ofwa
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