Olofi Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Olofi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olofi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1451:1,221,67449,169
Solomon Islands711:8,1691,323
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Olofi (14) may also be a first name.

Olofi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olofi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olofi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,092,155th most common family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 32,389,093 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Olofi reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 64 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olofi is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 14 people.

The last name Olofi is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 145 people, or 1 in 1,221,674. In Nigeria Olofi is most frequent in: Delta, where 55 percent reside, Ondo, where 18 percent reside and Ogun, where 12 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 32 percent reside and Tunisia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olofio9120,468/
Oloufi9135/
Olofai9111/
Olofis911/
Olofie911/
Ollofi911/
Holofio8348/
Olouffi831/
Golofio831/
Ouloufi831/
Alofi802,072/
Olofe80608/
Olofa80241/
Olafi8061/
Elofi807/
Olofy802/
Olefi801/
Golloffi771/
Olofouyi771/
Aloufi734,928/
Alowfi73368/
Eloifi73345/
Elhofi73123/
Algofi7318/
Aloffi739/
Oloffa737/
Oloufa735/
Olafei733/
Eliofi732/
Holefi731/
Olyafi731/
Alofui731/
Oelofe731/
Olafis731/
Olofea731/
Alofai731/
Holoffe6762/
Golafai6733/
Ahalofi6720/
Haloufi677/
Alloufi674/
Algoffi672/
Oloufea671/
Eliofai671/
Heloufi671/
Ouladfi671/
Oulefai671/
Eloufei671/
Olloffe671/

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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 Olofi
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