Olpha Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Olpha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olpha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya451:1,026,22034,572
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Olpha (2,163) may also be a first name.

Olpha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olpha is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olpha? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,907,068th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. Olpha occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Olpha reside; 47 percent reside in East Africa and 37 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 161,249th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 2,163 people.

The surname Olpha is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 1,026,220. In Kenya Olpha is most frequent in: Kisii County, where 76 percent live, Nyamira County, where 20 percent live and Kisumu County, where 2 percent live. Excluding Kenya it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 34 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent live.

Olpha Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olpa89397/
Holphat831/
Olphats830/
Alpha8034,579/
Olpah80137/
Golpa8050/
Holpa8040/
Olppa8021/
Elpha8013/
Ulpha806/
Olphe804/
Olpaz801/
Oolpa801/
Holphaus771/
Alphat73171/
Alphas73115/
Olphie7365/
Alphad7340/
Golphy7325/
Ulphat7316/
Houlpa7315/
Golphe7313/
Alphaj739/
Golpai737/
Alpaha735/
Elphay734/
Golphi734/
Aalpha732/
Alphah732/
Alphaa732/
Alphai732/
Golpeh732/
Olphet731/
Olpher731/
Galpha731/
Ojlpoh731/
Alphaz731/
Alphha731/
Holppa731/
Halpha731/
Elphea730/
Holpap730/
Alpa672,389/
Ulpa671,780/
Elpa671,653/
Olfa67253/
Alphaus6766/
Olpe6765/
Houlpai6745/
Olpo6721/
Houlpah6715/
Olpi6714/
Olpé675/
Alpheas674/
Houlpay672/
Holfhat671/
Gulphaj671/
Holpher671/
Asilpha671/
Olphuis671/
Holpach670/

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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 Olpha
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