Alopala Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Alopala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alopala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Alopala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alopala is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Alopala.

How Common Is The Last Name Alopala? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,427,875th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 80 percent of Alopala are found; 80 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 80 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

Alopala is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Enga, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alapala86152/
Elopala869/
Alopalo869/
Galapala8014/
Ailapala8012/
Aliapala801/
Aliopalo801/
Allapala801/
Halapalay754/
Gallapala751/
Alepela7198/
Alapale7139/
Alapali714/
Alopolo712/
Elapala711/
Olopale711/
Olopola711/
Golapala6749/
Galapali6720/
Alapalli679/
Halapali673/
Halapale673/
Alapalle673/
Galapale672/
Allapali672/
Ailapale672/
Helapala671/
Olopoola671/
Alapalii671/

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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
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  • 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 Alopala
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