Okpolo Surname

993,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okpolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okpolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2561:691,96432,018
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Okpolo (29) may also be a first name.

Okpolo Last Name Facts

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

Okpolo is most common in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okpolo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 993,593rd most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 28,246,302 people. Okpolo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okpolo are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okpolo is also the 1,951,561st most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 29 people.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 256 people, or 1 in 691,964. In Nigeria Okpolo is most prevalent in: Delta, where 39 percent live, Bayelsa, where 19 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 9 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 0 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okpoloa9248/
Okpollo9210/
Okpolop921/
Okpolou921/
Akpolo831,064/
Ekpolo83482/
Okpulo83164/
Ukpolo83120/
Okpola83111/
Okpalo8381/
Okpelo831/
Houkpolou801/
Akpolou77132/
Akpollo7713/
Okpaelo7712/
Okpoola773/
Eekpolo773/
Akpolos772/
Okpallo771/
Otkpola771/
Akpoloi771/
Okpoula771/
Okpulou771/
Akpolio771/
Akpollou711/
Gokpalou711/
Okpala6740,624/
Akpalo67779/
Ukpola6765/
Akpulo6759/
Akpola6757/
Ukpalo6723/
Ekpola6721/
Okpula6716/
Akpelo677/
Agpolo675/
Okpela674/
Ekpelo672/
Ekpalo671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Okpolo
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