Opabi Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Opabi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opabi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665

Opabi (14) may also be a first name.

Opabi Last Name Facts

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

Opabi is found most in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Opabi? popularity and diffusion

Opabi is the 2,460,878th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Opabi reside; 66 percent reside in West Africa and 66 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Opabi is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name at a global level, held by 14 people.

The last name Opabi is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 4,428,569. In Nigeria Opabi is most frequent in: Ogun, where 35 percent reside, Ondo, where 23 percent reside and Benue, where 18 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 34 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opaibi9111/
Opabio918/
Opeabi912/
Opabii911/
Gopabai834/
Apabi801,850/
Opebi80363/
Opaba8031/
Opawi8014/
Opabe8010/
Opobi806/
Opavi802/
Gopabhai7737/
Opobio73206/
Opeibi73119/
Opaaba7350/
Apabio7325/
Ophabe737/
Gopavi734/
Oupaba733/
Opebyi731/
Opavio731/
Opoubi731/
Oppaba731/
Opeabe731/
Opebii731/
Opeebi731/
Aphabi731/
Aapabi731/
Goipabhai711/
Apabhai6769/
Apabioh672/
Gopavai671/
Opuowai671/
Opoubio671/
Appabui671/
Aappabi671/
Opavich671/

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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 Opabi
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