Opaja Surname
Approximately 133 people bear this surname
Opaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 119 | 1:328,061 | 22,062 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
Opaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Opaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Opaja is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Opaja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,551,568th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. The surname Opaja occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Opaja reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 328,061. In Uganda Opaja is most prevalent in: Bukedea District, where 71 percent are found, Kampala District, where 8 percent are found and Pallisa District, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 10 percent are found and Mexico, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopaja | 91 | 2 | / |
| Oupaja | 91 | 1 | / |
| Opaaja | 91 | 1 | / |
| Opajah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gopaja | 91 | 1 | / |
| Opaa | 89 | 174 | / |
| Apaja | 80 | 189 | / |
| Opaya | 80 | 107 | / |
| Opaje | 80 | 66 | / |
| Opoja | 80 | 34 | / |
| Ophaa | 80 | 19 | / |
| Opija | 80 | 16 | / |
| Opaia | 80 | 7 | / |
| Gopaj | 80 | 6 | / |
| Opaji | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ophaj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oipaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hopaj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Opa | 75 | 4,604 | / |
| Opj | 75 | 3 | / |
| Opaaje | 73 | 711 | / |
| Gopaji | 73 | 103 | / |
| Hopaya | 73 | 56 | / |
| Gopaju | 73 | 28 | / |
| Aphaja | 73 | 26 | / |
| Gopaya | 73 | 15 | / |
| Hopaji | 73 | 6 | / |
| Opijah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Oupaha | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ophaai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Opaaye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hapaja | 73 | 2 | / |
| Opajje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hopaia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ophaji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opahai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oupeja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gapaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Apfaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opahji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opaaji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opauya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opayau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hopa | 67 | 4,314 | / |
| Apaa | 67 | 3,244 | / |
| Opha | 67 | 1,814 | / |
| Opai | 67 | 868 | / |
| Oppa | 67 | 562 | / |
| Opay | 67 | 470 | / |
| Opea | 67 | 311 | / |
| Oopa | 67 | 187 | / |
| Oupa | 67 | 150 | / |
| Đopa | 67 | 122 | / |
| Opae | 67 | 101 | / |
| Țopa | 67 | 80 | / |
| Ðopa | 67 | 49 | / |
| Oipa | 67 | 36 | / |
| Opau | 67 | 21 | / |
| Opoa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Opeyaya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Opheeja | 67 | 7 | / |
| Apaj | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hopahai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Haphaja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ozpj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ophj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oypa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uopa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Otpj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gopajee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Opfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hopj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opúa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uopj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opjd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouppaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hophajh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haapaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oupj | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Opaja
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