Osifowora Surname
Approximately 178 people bear this surname
Osifowora Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 171 | 1:1,035,923 | 43,476 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Osifowora Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Osifowora Come From? nationality or country of origin
Osifowora occurs most in Nigeria. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Osifowora? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,281,391st most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Osifowora live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Osifowora is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 1,035,923. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 63 percent reside, Ogun, where 35 percent reside and Oyo, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oshifowora | 95 | 102 | / |
| Oasifowora | 95 | 1 | / |
| Osihfowora | 95 | 1 | / |
| Osofowora | 89 | 50 | / |
| Osifor | 80 | 106 | / |
| Osfora | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ossifoura | 78 | 5 | / |
| Ajifowora | 78 | 3 | / |
| Esofowora | 78 | 1 | / |
| Osifera | 75 | 78 | / |
| Asfoora | 75 | 4 | / |
| Osfoori | 75 | 2 | / |
| Osfoura | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yosifor | 75 | 1 | / |
| Osfor | 71 | 209 | / |
| Yossifor | 71 | 14 | / |
| Asfooraa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Yosif-Or | 71 | 1 | / |
| Osuafoor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Asfoor | 67 | 2,392 | / |
| Asfora | 67 | 1,381 | / |
| Asifor | 67 | 464 | / |
| Usfoor | 67 | 239 | / |
| Osfour | 67 | 219 | / |
| Usifor | 67 | 55 | / |
| Osufor | 67 | 14 | / |
| Osofor | 67 | 13 | / |
| Yossif Or | 67 | 12 | / |
| Osafor | 67 | 12 | / |
| Osivwerha | 67 | 11 | / |
| Osefor | 67 | 5 | / |
| Osifre | 67 | 5 | / |
| Asifra | 67 | 2 | / |
| Asfoor Ua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osifar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osfira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osfori | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yousifour | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajefowora | 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 Osifowora
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