Okpala Surname
Approximately 40,624 people bear this surname
Okpala Surname User-submission:
Okpale is an Igede name from Benue state, Nigeria. It means 'big man' or 'rich man'. It could also mean 'man of wealth'.
Okpala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 39,644 | 1:4,468 | 600 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| United States | 334 | 1:1,085,206 | 78,873 |
| England | 163 | 1:341,829 | 24,929 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Iceland | 7 | 1:54,299 | 3,881 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
Okpala (337) may also be a first name.
Okpala Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Okpale is an Igede name from Benue state, Nigeria. It means 'big man' or 'rich man'. It could also mean 'man of wealth'.
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Okpala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okpala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okpala is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Okpala.
How Common Is The Last Name Okpala? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 13,739th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 179,390 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okpala reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 476,238th most common given name internationally. It is borne by 337 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 39,644 people, or 1 in 4,468. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Anambra, where 52 percent reside, Lagos, where 9 percent reside and Delta, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 40 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Okpala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Okpala surname are 37.09% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.32% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Okpala earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 40.03% less than the national average, earning R 142,500 per year and in United States they earn 34.37% more than the national average, earning $57,979 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okpalla | 92 | 87 | / |
| Okpalah | 92 | 13 | / |
| Okpalia | 92 | 8 | / |
| Uokpala | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okgpala | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okpalaa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oukpala | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ookpala | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okppala | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okpalaya | 86 | 42 | / |
| Akpala | 83 | 2,369 | / |
| Okpale | 83 | 766 | / |
| Okpali | 83 | 701 | / |
| Ekpala | 83 | 235 | / |
| Okpola | 83 | 111 | / |
| Okpalo | 83 | 81 | / |
| Ukpala | 83 | 18 | / |
| Okpela | 83 | 4 | / |
| Akpayla | 77 | 42 | / |
| Akpalla | 77 | 26 | / |
| Ekpeala | 77 | 21 | / |
| Okpaelo | 77 | 12 | / |
| Akpalia | 77 | 9 | / |
| Okpealo | 77 | 6 | / |
| Akpaila | 77 | 5 | / |
| Akpalah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Akpalaa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Okpoola | 77 | 3 | / |
| Oqupala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okpallo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okpales | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okpailo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okpalet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Otkpola | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okpoula | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okpeali | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akpaala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okphale | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okpaile | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goukpale | 71 | 65 | / |
| Gokpalou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akpali | 67 | 969 | / |
| Akpalo | 67 | 779 | / |
| Akpale | 67 | 579 | / |
| Okpole | 67 | 514 | / |
| Akpela | 67 | 401 | / |
| Ekpela | 67 | 320 | / |
| Okpoli | 67 | 279 | / |
| Okpolo | 67 | 258 | / |
| Ukpali | 67 | 156 | / |
| Akpaly | 67 | 114 | / |
| Ukpola | 67 | 65 | / |
| Akpola | 67 | 57 | / |
| Ukpalo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ekpola | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ugpala | 67 | 4 | / |
| Agpala | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ukpale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekpalo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okpelo | 67 | 1 | / |
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