Ofwono Surname

72,285th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,823 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ofwono Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ofwono Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda6,7741:5,7631,028
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Ofwono (69) may also be a first name.

Ofwono Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ofwono is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofwono? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 72,285th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,068,085 people. The last name Ofwono is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ofwono are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,171,416th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 69 people.

The surname Ofwono is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 6,774 people, or 1 in 5,763. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Tororo District, where 74 percent are found, Bugiri District, where 5 percent are found and Mayuge District, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Ofwono Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ofwono surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the party.

Ofwono earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.45% more than the national average, earning $45,069 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Offwono922/
Ofwonho921/
Ofwoono921/
Ofuono8318/
Obwono8311/
Ofwona837/
Afwono832/
Ofwano831/
Ophwono771/
Ofuongo771/
Ofuona6760/
Obwano672/

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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 Ofwono
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