Okpala Surname

13,739th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,624 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria39,6441:4,468600
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
United States3341:1,085,20678,873
England1631:341,82924,929
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
China31:455,773,85521,925
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

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'.

- kenchem

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okpalla9287/
Okpalah9213/
Okpalia928/
Uokpala921/
Okgpala921/
Okpalaa921/
Oukpala921/
Ookpala921/
Okppala921/
Okpalaya8642/
Akpala832,369/
Okpale83766/
Okpali83701/
Ekpala83235/
Okpola83111/
Okpalo8381/
Ukpala8318/
Okpela834/
Akpayla7742/
Akpalla7726/
Ekpeala7721/
Okpaelo7712/
Akpalia779/
Okpealo776/
Akpaila775/
Akpalah774/
Akpalaa773/
Okpoola773/
Oqupala771/
Okpallo771/
Okpales771/
Okpailo771/
Okpalet771/
Otkpola771/
Okpoula771/
Okpeali771/
Akpaala771/
Okphale771/
Okpaile771/
Goukpale7165/
Gokpalou711/
Akpali67969/
Akpalo67779/
Akpale67579/
Okpole67514/
Akpela67401/
Ekpela67320/
Okpoli67279/
Okpolo67258/
Ukpali67156/
Akpaly67114/
Ukpola6765/
Akpola6757/
Ukpalo6723/
Ekpola6721/
Ugpala674/
Agpala672/
Ukpale671/
Ekpalo671/
Okpelo671/

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