Olofemi Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Olofemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olofemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

Olofemi (22) may also be a first name.

Olofemi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olofemi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Olofemi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. Olofemi occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Olofemi reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most widely held first name globally, borne by 22 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ekiti, where 50 percent live, Gombe, where 21 percent live and Kogi, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Olofemi is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in American Samoa, where 4 percent live and The Congo, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oloufemi931/
Olafemi86365/
Olofomi8624/
Elofemi863/
Olefemi861/
Oluifemi803/
Olasfemi801/
Olawfemi801/
Olofemes801/
Olahafemi751/
Olafimi7151/
Alefemi7139/
Olafami711/
Alafemi711/
Allafemi671/

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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 Olofemi
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