Omafo Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Omafo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 71 | 1:2,494,968 | 82,261 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Omafo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omafo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Omafo is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Omafo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Omafo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,220,661st most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Omafo reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 2,494,968. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Edo, where 86 percent are found, Rivers, where 7 percent are found and Oyo, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaifo | 91 | 26 | / |
| Goumafo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Emafo | 80 | 62 | / |
| Amafo | 80 | 45 | / |
| Omofo | 80 | 26 | / |
| Umafo | 80 | 6 | / |
| Omafa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Omoifo | 73 | 324 | / |
| Amafou | 73 | 180 | / |
| Emafoh | 73 | 54 | / |
| Amafoh | 73 | 13 | / |
| Emaifo | 73 | 13 | / |
| Omoefo | 73 | 12 | / |
| Homafa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Amaffo | 73 | 10 | / |
| Omofoh | 73 | 9 | / |
| Omaifa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Omofou | 73 | 9 | / |
| Emeafo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Homefo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Emmafo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Amadfo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hamafo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oumahfoud | 71 | 4 | / |
| Omoifoh | 67 | 287 | / |
| Amadfou | 67 | 102 | / |
| Amaffou | 67 | 69 | / |
| Hamafou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Omoffou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gamafou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amazfou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emeafou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamadfo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Homaffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ammaffo | 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
- 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 Omafo
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