Oufen Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Oufen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oufen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger141:1,370,85828,349
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Oufen (624) may also be a first name.

Oufen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Oufen Come From? nationality or country of origin

Oufen is found most in Niger. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oufen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most commonly used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Oufen live; 74 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 333,643rd most numerous given name on earth, held by 624 people.

It is most frequently held in Niger, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 1,370,858. In Niger Oufen is most prevalent in: Agadez Region, where 79 percent reside, Tahoua Region, where 14 percent reside and Tillabéri Region, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Niger this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 21 percent reside and Algeria, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ouffen912/
Ousfen911/
Houfen911/
Ofen89389/
Ufen89343/
Houfeng835/
Houffen831/
Offen802,193/
Hufen80549/
Uffen80315/
Hofen80268/
Gofen8078/
Ofien8050/
Ofenn802/
Opfen801/
Gufen801/
Ufien801/
Ofeen801/
Ofeng801/
Ufehn801/
Oefen800/
Ofn7511/
Ufn755/
Hofenk73200/
Hoffen73126/
Huffen7367/
Hopfen7362/
Haufen7359/
Goffen7339/
Huifen7333/
Hoefen7325/
Outfin7314/
Gohfen7313/
Hufeng737/
Oeffen733/
Ofenne733/
Uffenn732/
Offien732/
Offend732/
Uffend731/
Guffen731/
Hoofen731/
Offent731/
Aufien731/
Uffeng731/
Houfin731/
Oufina731/
Oufint731/
Gofeen731/
Euffen731/
Ofem6722,300/
Afen671,023/
Hauffen67200/
Hoffend67193/
Ofin67191/
Ufin6796/
Hoofien6766/
Huifeng6750/
Houffin6729/
Ufem6728/
Offn6717/
Ufyn676/
Gouffin676/
Gofn675/
Ofyn674/
Ufnn673/
Hoffoen673/
Ofnc673/
Goiffen673/
Oyfn672/
Goufina671/
Huofeng671/
Oyofien671/
Hofn671/
Gufn671/
Eufn671/
Uufn671/
Uvfn671/
Uhfn671/
Uifn671/
Uefn671/
Huffien671/
Gooffen671/
Ofnh671/
Ufnq671/
Ufne671/
Ofnt671/
Ofnn671/
Hufn671/
Ofne671/
Ovfn671/
Otfn671/
Ohfn671/
Ofnd671/
Hoffien670/
Hufentt670/
Goffeen670/

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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 Oufen
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