Okpara Surname

5,810th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97,262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okpara 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'.

Okpara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria95,2181:1,860245
Ghana1,0391:26,0063,108
Benin3761:27,4883,650
United States2421:1,497,764102,032
England2131:261,58720,867
Zambia261:609,61224,798
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Wales81:386,81619,671
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
China31:455,773,85521,925
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France21:33,211,361423,184
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Faroe Islands21:24,4991,578
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Okpara (3,617) may also be a first name.

Okpara 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

Okpara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okpara is found most in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okpara? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,810th most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 74,927 people. The last name Okpara occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okpara are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okpara is also the 117,558th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 3,617 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 95,218 people, or 1 in 1,860. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Imo, where 26 percent live, Anambra, where 18 percent live and Rivers, where 10 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 48 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 1 percent live and Benin, where 0 percent live.

Okpara Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Okpara surname are 40.89% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.12% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Okpara earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 45.82% less than the national average, earning R 128,760 per year; in United States they earn 0.6% less than the national average, earning $42,892 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.15% more than the national average, earning $50,753 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okparah9286/
Ockpara923/
Okppara923/
Okpeara922/
Okpaara922/
Okpaira922/
Okparai922/
Ookpara922/
Okparau921/
Okparat921/
O'Kpara921/
Okcpara921/
Oikpara921/
Okparea921/
Okkkpara864/
Okparaai861/
Okkparaj861/
Akpara831,092/
Okpare83589/
Okpora83265/
Okparo8370/
Okpari8363/
Ukpara8321/
Okpera8319/
Ekpara8313/
Ogpara832/
Okpaire77227/
Akparah7771/
Okparie7717/
Okparho775/
Gakpara774/
Okporay772/
Okpoura771/
Akparra771/
Okparhe771/
Akkpara771/
Okpairi771/
Akpaera771/
Okpeira771/
Okpaireh718/
Akparaja712/
Okpairep712/
Akpera672,364/
Okporo671,215/
Akparo67540/
Akpari67195/
Okpori67157/
Okpore6773/
Okpero6750/
Ocpora6732/
Ukpari6722/
Akpora6718/
Akpare6718/
Ukparo6712/
Egpara674/
Agpara674/
Ekpora672/
Ugpara672/
Ekparo671/
Akparraja671/
Ekpera671/

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