Okpalanma Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okpalanma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okpalanma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England11:55,718,059489,080

Okpalanma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okpalanma is found most in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Okpalanma click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okpalanma? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,055,934th most frequently occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Okpalanma reside; 73 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 5,904,759. In Nigeria Okpalanma is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 43 percent reside, Enugu, where 33 percent reside and Lagos, where 10 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okpalamma894/
Okpolanma891/
Okpalaunamma864/
Okpalanyim8412/
Akpelanam674/
Agbalanma674/
Akpelunma671/
Ikpilanyam637/
Agblanme591/
Ogbulnma591/
Akpulonm591/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Okpalanma
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