Oshafu Surname
Approximately 634 people bear this surname
Oshafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 634 | 1:279,405 | 15,802 |
Oshafu (25) may also be a first name.
Oshafu Demographics
Oshafu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Oshafu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oshafu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oshafu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Oshafu? popularity and diffusion
Oshafu is the 514,664th most numerous surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 11,494,552 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oshafu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oshafu is also the 2,136,160th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 25 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 634 people, or 1 in 279,405. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Nasarawa, where 68 percent are found, Benue, where 24 percent are found and Plateau, where 4 percent are found.
Oshafu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Muslim (99%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osafu | 91 | 5 | / |
| Oshofu | 83 | 23 | / |
| Ashafu | 83 | 14 | / |
| Oshefu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ochafu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oshoffu | 77 | 11 | / |
| Ashafud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Asafu | 73 | 537 | / |
| Esafu | 73 | 80 | / |
| Osefu | 73 | 30 | / |
| Usafu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ochofu | 67 | 61 | / |
| Achafu | 67 | 46 | / |
| Ashefu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Otsofu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hasafu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eshefu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osephu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asafou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asafau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asaafu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hosefu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hossafous | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hossafaus | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Oshafu
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