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.

DNA test information

Ofwera Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1621:285,06118,491

Ofwera (10) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Ofwera Demographics

Ofwera Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Ofwera Last Name Facts

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

Ofwera is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofwera? popularity and diffusion

Ofwera is the 1,364,059th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. It is mostly found 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 commonly occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 10 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 162 people, or 1 in 285,061. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated 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 adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly 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
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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