Oshoffa Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Oshoffa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 67 | 1:2,643,922 | 85,652 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Oshoffa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oshoffa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oshoffa is most common in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oshoffa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Oshoffa is the 2,255,512th most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The surname Oshoffa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Oshoffa reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 2,643,922. In Nigeria Oshoffa is primarily found in: Lagos, where 85 percent live, Ogun, where 6 percent live and Osun, where 6 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Oshoffa occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oschoffa | 93 | 5 | / |
| Oshofa | 92 | 31 | / |
| Ochoffa | 86 | 6 | / |
| Osofa | 83 | 48 | / |
| Otchoffa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Osuofa | 77 | 71 | / |
| Eshofa | 77 | 45 | / |
| Ashofa | 77 | 26 | / |
| Osiofa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Hosofa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Osofai | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ochofa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oshofo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Osoffo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oshofe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Osoufa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oshafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ashshoffa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ossoffi | 71 | 61 | / |
| Asshofa | 71 | 32 | / |
| Ashofah | 71 | 18 | / |
| Essoffa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ashoffe | 71 | 0 | / |
| Asofa | 67 | 323 | / |
| Esofa | 67 | 45 | / |
| Osefa | 67 | 34 | / |
| Oussoufa | 67 | 23 | / |
| Usofa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Osafa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Osofi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Osofo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ozofa | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Oshoffa
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