Oshifowora Surname
Approximately 102 people bear this surname
Oshifowora Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 98 | 1:1,807,579 | 65,389 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
Oshifowora Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oshifowora Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oshifowora occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oshifowora? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,828,462nd most widely held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. The last name Oshifowora occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Oshifowora live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 1,807,579. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 64 percent reside, Ogun, where 31 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 1 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osifowora | 95 | 178 | / |
| Oshofowora | 90 | 44 | / |
| Oshifowoar | 90 | 3 | / |
| Osihfowora | 90 | 1 | / |
| Oshofora | 78 | 2 | / |
| Ashiforwa | 74 | 1 | / |
| Oshofor | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ushifor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oshifar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ashfora | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oshevira | 67 | 12 | / |
| Oshivwri | 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
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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 Oshifowora
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