Opal Forename
23,235th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 37,897 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica
Opal Forename Definition:
A Sanskrit name, meaning: Most beautiful of gemstones. The name carries an augury of good, being the good luck stone of the ancients who credited it with all manner of magical properties.
Opal Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 34,450 | 1:10,524 | 1,112 |
| Jamaica | - | 1,318 | 1:2,188 | 492 |
| Israel | 97% | 529 | 1:15,885 | 1,666 |
| Canada | 100% | 465 | 1:71,255 | 4,136 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 233 | 1:7,910 | 696 |
| Thailand | 91% | 189 | 1:370,719 | 19,365 |
| England | 100% | 180 | 1:308,905 | 7,740 |
| India | 82% | 106 | 1:11,461,113 | 328,947 |
| Indonesia | - | 46 | 1:5,607,906 | 214,261 |
| Philippines | 67% | 44 | 1:2,409,306 | 51,061 |
| New Zealand | - | 34 | 1:133,413 | 5,144 |
| China | - | 33 | 1:41,395,630 | 61,770 |
| Papua New Guinea | 77% | 28 | 1:291,154 | 23,707 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 28 | 1:48,622 | 4,388 |
| Barbados | - | 24 | 1:12,075 | 1,185 |
| Australia | - | 17 | 1:803,390 | 10,545 |
| Cayman Islands | 100% | 17 | 1:3,606 | 715 |
| Hong Kong | - | 12 | 1:646,060 | 4,783 |
| Liberia | 86% | 11 | 1:401,096 | 11,764 |
| South Africa | 100% | 8 | 1:6,816,581 | 127,931 |
| Colombia | 100% | 7 | 1:6,825,561 | 33,843 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 6 | 1:16,566 | 2,341 |
| Bahamas | - | 6 | 1:66,562 | 1,346 |
| Guyana | - | 6 | 1:127,210 | 8,948 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 6 | 1:32,392,947 | 130,865 |
| Bermuda | - | 6 | 1:10,804 | 1,174 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 5 | 1:6,040,379 | 77,223 |
| Russia | - | 4 | 1:36,058,426 | 83,389 |
| Turkey | 100% | 4 | 1:19,450,427 | 45,600 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 4 | 1:13,715 | 1,549 |
| Fiji | - | 4 | 1:223,094 | 2,508 |
| Spain | - | 4 | 1:11,632,491 | 19,317 |
| Honduras | - | 3 | 1:2,939,156 | 20,066 |
| Wales | 100% | 3 | 1:1,031,436 | 10,092 |
| Sweden | 67% | 3 | 1:3,285,969 | 41,581 |
| Malaysia | 60% | 3 | 1:10,149,980 | 208,386 |
| Uganda | 67% | 3 | 1:13,652,307 | 74,436 |
| Panama | - | 2 | 1:1,953,278 | 31,007 |
| Macau | - | 2 | 1:304,104 | 1,640 |
| Germany | 71% | 2 | 1:48,338,938 | 72,742 |
| Italy | 100% | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| France | - | 2 | 1:33,235,170 | 58,100 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 2 | 1:4,106,748 | 25,883 |
| Chile | 100% | 2 | 1:8,803,604 | 33,591 |
| Belize | 100% | 2 | 1:177,154 | 5,935 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 2 | 1:54,874 | 3,819 |
| Scotland | 68% | 1 | 1:5,350,366 | 24,769 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Poland | 100% | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 1 | 1:7,151,993 | 94,323 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Anguilla | - | 1 | 1:13,255 | 1,687 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Belgium | - | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Bhutan | - | 1 | 1:824,928 | 6,865 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Brazil | - | 1 | 1:214,236,154 | 864,335 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Peru | 100% | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Egypt | 100% | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| Greenland | - | 1 | 1:56,371 | 1,395 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Mexico | 100% | 1 | 1:124,144,427 | 140,512 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| Nigeria | - | 1 | 1:177,564,360 | 489,087 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
Opal (1,870) may also be a surname.
Opal Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Sanskrit name, meaning: Most beautiful of gemstones. The name carries an augury of good, being the good luck stone of the ancients who credited it with all manner of magical properties.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Opal Forename Popularity
Opal Demographics
Average Opal Salary in
United States
$31,487 USD
Per year
Rank:
371,884 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.0089191
Rank: 1,107 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
72.34%
Sample size: 23,351 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
Phonetically Similar Names
Opal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Opal in the Russian language | ||
| Опал | opal | - |
Search for Another Forename
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Opal