Oweifa Surname
487,899th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 680 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Oweifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 680 | 1:260,504 | 14,953 |
Oweifa (79) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oweifah | 92 | 105 | / |
| Owefa | 91 | 14 | / |
| Oeifa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Owifa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ojeifa | 83 | 11 | / |
| Owiefa | 83 | 11 | / |
| Oweife | 83 | 9 | / |
| Owoifa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Eweifa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Oweifie | 77 | 207 | / |
| Owoyefa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Goueifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oweiefe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ewefa | 73 | 33 | / |
| Obefa | 73 | 27 | / |
| Owefe | 73 | 20 | / |
| Ovefa | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ovifa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Awifa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Awefa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Obifa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ewifa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Owife | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eaifa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouifa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owéfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ojeifo | 67 | 2,076 | / |
| Ohwifo | 67 | 68 | / |
| Owefie | 67 | 51 | / |
| Obifah | 67 | 33 | / |
| Owoefe | 67 | 24 | / |
| Owaifo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ojaifa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Owhefe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Obeifo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Awoifa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hovifa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Uwaifa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aweifi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hawifa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owoefi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ojoifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeifai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owoife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajeifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojiefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayeifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojeifi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouiffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovoifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howifi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohwefe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oijefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejiefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejaifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewefah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eweifo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwoifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uweifo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howife | 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 Oweifa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis