Ofware Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ofware Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ofware Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Ofware Demographics

Ofware Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Ofware Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ofware has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ofware.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofware? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ofware is the 5,391,485th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Ofware live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Ofware is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 3,848,325. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 33 percent live, Nairobi County, where 33 percent live and Kisumu County, where 8 percent live. Barring Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent live.

Ofware Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ofware last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afware8311/
Ofuare834/
Oufwar831/
Hoffwar772/
Obwaare772/
Afwar7312/
Ofwor731/
Hofweirer6733/
Hofweyrer676/
Obwari673/
Obuare672/
Afwara671/
Afuare671/
Obwore671/
Obwary671/
Ovbare671/
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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 Ofware
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