Okpali Surname

476,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 701 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okpali Surname User-submission:

The surname Okpali means 'owner of the land' or 'ruler of the land'. It comes from the word ali or ala, which means 'land' in the Igbo language of Nigeria. It is usually given to members of the royal families.

Okpali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6791:260,88814,976
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Okpali (47) may also be a first name.

Okpali Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Okpali means 'owner of the land' or 'ruler of the land'. It comes from the word ali or ala, which means 'land' in the Igbo language of Nigeria. It is usually given to members of the royal families.

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Okpali Last Name Facts

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

Okpali is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Okpali? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 476,893rd most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 10,395,929 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Okpali reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 47 people.

The surname Okpali is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 679 people, or 1 in 260,888. In Nigeria Okpali is primarily found in: Benue, where 66 percent are found, Lagos, where 7 percent are found and Edo, where 5 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Okpali is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okpalia928/
Okpeali921/
Okpala8340,624/
Akpali83969/
Okpale83766/
Ekpali83310/
Okpoli83279/
Ukpali83156/
Okpeli835/
Okpalla7787/
Akpaali7710/
Akpalia779/
Okpolie771/
Okpales771/
Okpaele771/
Ookpala771/
Akpahli771/
Okpalet771/
Okppala771/
Oukpala771/
Uokpala771/
Okpalaa771/
Akpalih771/
Ukpalio771/
Okphale771/
Okpaile771/
Okgpala771/
Hekpali771/
Akpalie771/
Ukpalli771/
Akpalli771/
Goukpale7165/
Okpalaya7142/
Askpalli7112/
Akkpalli714/
Akpailoi711/
Akpala672,369/
Akpeli671,777/
Akpoli671,079/
Ekpale671,019/
Akpale67579/
Okpole67514/
Ekpoli67500/
Okpele67151/
Akpaly67114/
Okpola67111/
Ekpeli6792/
Ukpala6718/
Ukpale671/

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