Oguntifa Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oguntifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Oguntifa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2011:881,30738,450
England91:6,190,895170,599

Oguntifa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oguntifa is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oguntifa? popularity and diffusion

Oguntifa is the 1,144,405th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 34,702,600 people. Oguntifa occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Oguntifa are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Oguntifa is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 201 people, or 1 in 881,307. In Nigeria Oguntifa is most frequent in: Ekiti, where 33 percent are found, Lagos, where 18 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 4 percent are found.

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
Ogunntifa945/
Ogundife756/
Agountif754/
Ogundefa753/
Oguntuvie713/
Oguntovie712/
Ogundiifo711/

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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 Oguntifa
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