Opaja Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Opaja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opaja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1191:328,06122,062
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Opaja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Opaja is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Opaja? popularity and diffusion

Opaja is the 1,551,568th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. The last name Opaja occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Opaja are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Opaja is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 328,061. In Uganda it is most common in: Bukedea District, where 71 percent reside, Kampala District, where 8 percent reside and Pallisa District, where 8 percent reside. Barring Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 10 percent reside and Mexico, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hopaja912/
Oupaja911/
Opaaja911/
Opajah911/
Gopaja911/
Opaa89174/
Apaja80189/
Opaya80107/
Opaje8066/
Opoja8034/
Ophaa8019/
Opija8016/
Opaia807/
Gopaj806/
Opaji804/
Ophaj801/
Oipaa801/
Hopaj801/
Opa754,604/
Opj753/
Opaaje73711/
Gopaji73103/
Hopaya7356/
Gopaju7328/
Aphaja7326/
Gopaya7315/
Hopaji736/
Opijah734/
Oupaha733/
Ophaai733/
Opaaye732/
Hapaja732/
Opajje731/
Hopaia731/
Ophaji731/
Opahai731/
Oupeja731/
Gapaja731/
Apfaja731/
Opahji731/
Opaaji731/
Opauya731/
Opayau731/
Hopa674,314/
Apaa673,244/
Opha671,814/
Opai67868/
Oppa67562/
Opay67470/
Opea67311/
Oopa67187/
Oupa67150/
Đopa67122/
Opae67101/
Țopa6780/
Ðopa6749/
Oipa6736/
Opau6721/
Opoa6710/
Opeyaya679/
Opheeja677/
Apaj677/
Hopahai676/
Haphaja674/
Ozpj673/
Ophj673/
Oypa673/
Uopa672/
Otpj672/
Gopajee672/
Opfa671/
Hopj671/
Opúa671/
Uopj671/
Opje671/
Opjd671/
Ouppaia671/
Hophajh671/
Haapaja671/
Oupj671/

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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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