Owofemi Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Owofemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Owofemi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
England31:18,572,686338,250

Owofemi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owofemi is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owofemi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,100,440th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Owofemi reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Owofemi is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 59 percent reside, Ondo, where 16 percent reside and Kogi, where 11 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Owofemi is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awofemi8617/
Ouwafemi8032/
Oobafemi804/
Obafemi7115,221/
Awefemi719/
Abofemi712/
Obafeimi673/
Obaafemi671/
Obafemiy671/
Abafemi572/
Obafimi572/
Obafèmi571/
Ubafemi571/
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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 Owofemi
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