Omafu Surname
430,251st
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 801 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Omafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 801 | 1:221,152 | 13,055 |
Omafu (172) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omatfu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Amafu | 80 | 574 | / |
| Emafu | 80 | 22 | / |
| Umafu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Omofu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Omefu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Emeafu | 73 | 268 | / |
| Hamafu | 73 | 202 | / |
| Amafou | 73 | 180 | / |
| Amaefu | 73 | 102 | / |
| Amafeu | 73 | 17 | / |
| Amaafu | 73 | 17 | / |
| Omofou | 73 | 9 | / |
| Omoefu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Omeifu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amafui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amadfu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Emafau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oumahfoud | 71 | 4 | / |
| Amadfou | 67 | 102 | / |
| Amaffou | 67 | 69 | / |
| Hamafou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Omoffou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hamafud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emeafou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gamafou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amazfou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ammaefu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Umhafuj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamafus | 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 Omafu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis