Ofwoni Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ofwoni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ofwoni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda431:907,89040,955
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Ofwoni Last Name Facts

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

Ofwoni is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofwoni? popularity and diffusion

Ofwoni is the 2,876,555th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name Ofwoni is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Ofwoni are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 907,890. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Tororo District, where 84 percent live, Kampala District, where 14 percent live and Mukono District, where 2 percent live. Barring Uganda this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ofwonit921/
Afwoni8312/
Ofwona837/
Ofweni831/
Ofuonyi771/
Ofwenyi771/
Ofuani671,002/
Afwani67112/
Ofuona6760/
Abwoni6758/
Obwani6740/
Obboni677/
Ofweny676/
Obwony674/
Ofuony671/
Afuoni671/

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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 Ofwoni
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