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 surname Ofwe occurs more in The Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ofwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ofwe is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Ofwe reside; 60 percent reside in Central Africa and 60 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Ofwe is most frequently occurring in The Congo, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 1,663,032. In The Congo Ofwe is most prevalent in: Cuvette-Ouest Department, where 33 percent are found and Pointe-Noire Department, where 33 percent are found. Aside from The Congo it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 20 percent are found and Thailand, where 20 percent are found.

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
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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 Ofwe
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