Ofwera Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ofwera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ofwera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1621:285,06118,491

Ofwera (10) may also be a first name.

Ofwera Last Name Facts

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

Ofwera is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofwera? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ofwera is the 1,364,059th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ofwera reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name globally, borne by 10 people.

Ofwera is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 162 people, or 1 in 285,061. In Kenya Ofwera is most common in: Kakamega County, where 98 percent live, Bungoma County, where 1 percent live and Kiambu County, where 1 percent live.

Ofwera Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obwera836/
Ofwero831/
Ovwere67199/
Afuera6780/
Hofweirer6733/
Obwere6717/
Ovwero6711/
Obwira678/
Hofweyrer676/
Obbera672/
Afwara671/
Ofwiri671/
Abwera671/
Ovwira671/

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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 Ofwera
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