Rofiu Surname
Approximately 247 people bear this surname
Rofiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 224 | 1:790,816 | 35,405 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Rofiu (254) may also be a first name.
Rofiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rofiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rofiu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Rofiu.
How Common Is The Last Name Rofiu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,022,958th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 29,504,234 people. Rofiu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Rofiu are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rofiu is also the 559,024th most frequent given name in the world. It is borne by 254 people.
The last name Rofiu is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 224 people, or 1 in 790,816. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 57 percent reside, Lagos, where 17 percent reside and Ogun, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Rofiu is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 9 percent reside and Iceland, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roofiu | 91 | 6 | / |
| Rofius | 91 | 1 | / |
| Rafiu | 80 | 45,707 | / |
| Refiu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Rafiou | 73 | 2,865 | / |
| Raufiu | 73 | 38 | / |
| Rafiue | 73 | 33 | / |
| Raafiu | 73 | 23 | / |
| Raffiu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Rafihu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Rhafiu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Rafiua | 73 | 5 | / |
| Rrafiu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Rafeiu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Rofeeu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Rafiju | 73 | 3 | / |
| Rahfiu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rafoiu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rafius | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rafieu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rafiut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rafiuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rafiud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raffius | 67 | 10 | / |
| Raffiou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Rafioou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Raafiut | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rafayiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafiush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafiudd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafioiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafihou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raffiue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raafius | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafyu | 60 | 3 | / |
| Rafeeu | 55 | 530 | / |
| Raphiu | 55 | 9 | / |
| Rafuyu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Raphiou | 50 | 29 | / |
| Raphius | 50 | 8 | / |
| Rafgiou | 50 | 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 Rofiu
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