Ofwe Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Ofwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ofwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ofwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ofwe is held by more people in The Congo than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most widely held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Ofwe reside; 60 percent reside in Central Africa and 60 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in The Congo, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 1,663,032. In The Congo it is primarily found in: Cuvette-Ouest Department, where 33 percent reside and Pointe-Noire Department, where 33 percent reside. Not including The Congo this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 20 percent reside and Thailand, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ofw8611/
Houfwe801/
Ofwest801/
Ovwe75113/
Ofue7584/
Ofwa7514/
Owve755/
Efwe755/
Afwe753/
Opfw751/
Ojfw751/
Oufw751/
Ofwh751/
Ofwi751/
Ofhw751/
Hofw751/
Ovweh6716/
Hobwe6716/
Owbey6712/
Howbe6711/
Ofoue673/
Ofwoy672/
Howve672/
Ovwhe672/
Ovhwe672/
Ofuee672/
Ofuhe671/
Ofuer671/
Odfue671/
Obweh671/
Oywfw671/
Obwei671/
Asfwe671/
Ewfwe671/
Efwwe671/
Ofwyo671/
Ojvwe671/
Goffweey671/
Owbej671/
Effwe671/

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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 Ofwe
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