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Family name Officiel (Officiel , Offiziell , Offisiell) , globally, is quite a common cognomen. The cognomen Officiel is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Gabon, where it is quite a common surname, Ivory Coast, where it is quite a rare surname, and the Republic of the Congo. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Ivory Coast, France, and Algeria.