Okofu Surname
Approximately 1,344 people bear this surname
Okofu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,333 | 1:132,890 | 8,617 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Okofu (34) may also be a first name.
Okofu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okofu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okofu is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okofu? popularity and diffusion
Okofu is the 285,960th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 5,422,281 people. The last name Okofu is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okofu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 34 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,333 people, or 1 in 132,890. In Nigeria Okofu is most common in: Delta, where 63 percent reside, Lagos, where 13 percent reside and Edo, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Okofu exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Okofu
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