Opaala Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Opaala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
Opaala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Opaala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Opaala is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Opaala? popularity and diffusion
The last name Opaala is the 5,812,366th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Opaala are found; 73 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Opaala is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 6,506,546. In Uganda Opaala is most common in: Bugiri District, where 17 percent are found, Busia District, where 17 percent are found and Buvuma District, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 27 percent are found and Kenya, where 18 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Opaala
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