Ojiofor Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ojiofor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ojiofor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1511:1,173,13147,714
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Ojiofor (169) may also be a first name.

Ojiofor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ojiofor is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ojiofor.

How Common Is The Last Name Ojiofor? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,422,956th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ojiofor reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ojiofor is also the 703,581st most frequent first name on earth It is held by 169 people.

Ojiofor is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 151 people, or 1 in 1,173,131. In Nigeria Ojiofor is most frequent in: Enugu, where 26 percent live, Abia, where 17 percent live and Ebonyi, where 16 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ojioffor934/
Ojofor9233/
Ojifor9211/
Jiofor922/
Oiofor921/
Ozojiofor8856/
Ogejiofor8821/
Ejiofor8640,274/
Ojiefor8662/
Ijiofor8619/
Ojiafor8610/
Ujiofor867/
Ajiofor864/
Jioffor862/
Jofor833/
Ojfor831/
Ejioffor80103/
Eijiofor804/
Ejieofor803/
Ejihofor802/
Eujiofor802/
Ejioofor801/
Eejiofor801/
Ejiofore801/
Aijiofor801/
Ozoejioffor7810/
Ejifor77167/
Iyofor7796/
Ejofor7782/
Ajifor7768/
Eiofor7726/
Ojifar7713/
Jiafor7712/
Ojafor779/
Ojefor773/
Ajofor771/
Ioafor771/
Ohofor771/
Ujofor771/
Ijifor771/
Ayiofor7148/
Ejeofor7129/
Ejiefor7128/
Egiofor7117/
Ejiafor7113/
Hoiford716/
Oyiffor715/
Eijofor715/
Ejuofor714/
Ogiafor713/
Agiofor712/
Ehiofor712/
Ogeofor711/
Hojifar711/
Ojifard711/
Jafor673,968/
Jofur6730/
Oafor6721/
Jofar6715/
Yofor6712/
Ijeoifor675/
Ogeoffor673/
Ochiafor672/
Ejiofare671/
Eifor671/
Iofar671/
Okhiafor671/
Eoodford671/
Iofur671/
Hoitfort670/

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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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  • 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 Ojiofor
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