Oapa Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

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

Oapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Oapa (16) may also be a first name.

Oapa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oapa is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oapa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,543,123rd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name Oapa occurs mostly in Oceania, where 97 percent of Oapa live; 97 percent live in Oceania Islands and 97 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Oapa is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent given name at a global level, borne by 16 people.

This last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 271,791. In Papua New Guinea Oapa is primarily found in: Northern, where 87 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Țoapa894/
Goapa893/
Oapas892/
Ouapa891/
Oapah891/
Gouapa805/
Goapai801/
O'Hapa801/
Oachpa801/
Oadpea801/
Oapo75131/
Aopa75102/
Oape7523/
Oapj751/
Oapy751/
Oiyapat734/
Hoyaepa733/
Oatphat731/
Oapphai731/
Hojhapa731/
Ouapi67786/
Ouapo67317/
Oaper67172/
Ahopa6772/
Aopai6763/
Hoape6735/
Oapoi6720/
Haopa679/
Oaupe678/
Aeapa678/
Gaopa675/
Aaopa674/
Aoupa673/
Ojhapath673/
Oapes672/
Goape672/
Auopa672/
Oapeh672/
Goapo672/
Ouape672/
Ouapeaud671/
Oappo671/
Aeopa671/
Hoapo671/
Hoapy671/
Aopas671/
Ouopa671/
Ojhaapas671/
Oaphy671/
Aaepa671/
Aopah671/
Oapit671/
Aopap671/
Huoaupat671/

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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 Oapa
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