Opabisi Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Opabisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opabisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1981:894,66038,889
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Opabisi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Opabisi is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opabisi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,185,157th most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. The surname Opabisi is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Opabisi are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 198 people, or 1 in 894,660. In Nigeria Opabisi is most common in: Lagos, where 32 percent reside, Osun, where 16 percent reside and Kaduna, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and Iceland, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opabiji864/
Obabisi861/
Abibsi77222/
Abibssi71156/
Obabasi71121/
Opeibsi7140/
Abebisi7139/
Ipopisi714/
Opabose713/
Abbbisi711/
Abobisi711/
Obiapusi6722/
Abips678/
Obiobasi678/
Abiabasi674/
Obiabusi673/
Obiebusi673/
Obwabusi671/

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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 Opabisi
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