Oifoghe Surname

921,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Oifoghe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oifoghe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2841:623,74229,581
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Oifoghe Last Name Facts

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

Oifoghe is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Oifoghe.

How Common Is The Last Name Oifoghe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 921,780th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 25,392,146 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Oifoghe reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Oifoghe is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 284 people, or 1 in 623,742. In Nigeria Oifoghe is most numerous in: Edo, where 57 percent reside, Lagos, where 18 percent reside and Delta, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Oifoghe is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ofoghe9232/
Oifogha864/
Eifoghe861/
Ifoughe861/
Ofoge839/
Ifoge837/
Efoghe77447/
Ifonge77438/
Ofogie7734/
Ofoghi7716/
Ofogha771/
Ajofoge7117/
Afoughe714/
Afonghe712/
Ifoga67104/
Afoge6713/
Ofage6712/
Efoge674/
Afounghe671/
Ofoga671/
Ayifaghe671/

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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
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  • 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 Oifoghe
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