Olofa Surname
Approximately 241 people bear this surname
Olofa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 223 | 1:794,362 | 35,535 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Olofa (35) may also be a first name.
Olofa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olofa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Olofa is found most in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Olofa.
How Common Is The Last Name Olofa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,041,601st most frequent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. The last name Olofa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Olofa are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 35 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 223 people, or 1 in 794,362. In Nigeria Olofa is primarily found in: Lagos, where 32 percent reside, Oyo, where 28 percent reside and Osun, where 9 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Olofa occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 7 percent reside and Egypt, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olofai | 91 | 11 | / |
| Oloffa | 91 | 7 | / |
| Oloufa | 91 | 5 | / |
| Golofa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Olofah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Olofea | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oloufea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Alofa | 80 | 1,732 | / |
| Olafa | 80 | 716 | / |
| Olofe | 80 | 608 | / |
| Elofa | 80 | 372 | / |
| Olofi | 80 | 225 | / |
| Olefa | 80 | 96 | / |
| Olofo | 80 | 37 | / |
| Olofy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Holofast | 77 | 47 | / |
| Olofio | 73 | 20,468 | / |
| Olaafa | 73 | 317 | / |
| Aloufa | 73 | 165 | / |
| Allofa | 73 | 129 | / |
| Aloffa | 73 | 123 | / |
| Olopha | 73 | 41 | / |
| Oloufi | 73 | 35 | / |
| Olaïfa | 73 | 27 | / |
| Oloffo | 73 | 20 | / |
| Olaffa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Olaefa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Oliafa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Olafau | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ollafa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Eloufa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Olafaj | 73 | 2 | / |
| Olofos | 73 | 2 | / |
| Olafah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olafat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alhofa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oelofe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aelofa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alofah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olofie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olofis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eloffa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alofai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alofat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aloifa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Golofo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ollofi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hohlova | 67 | 1,841 | / |
| Olahafa | 67 | 70 | / |
| Holoffe | 67 | 62 | / |
| Galhofa | 67 | 58 | / |
| Holofio | 67 | 48 | / |
| Golafai | 67 | 33 | / |
| Golafah | 67 | 20 | / |
| Heloufa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Alloufa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Olafaya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Alloffa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Haloufa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Helofah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Allofah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alofadd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olouffi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Golofio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eliofai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alouffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alllofa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olasfat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oluoffo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aloufah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oulefai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouloufi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olloffe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Olofa
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