Opaje Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Opaje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opaje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria651:2,725,27387,396
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Opaje (34) may also be a first name.

Opaje Last Name Facts

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

The surname Opaje is found most in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Opaje? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,352,516th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The last name Opaje occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Opaje reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently held forename internationally It is held by 34 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 2,725,273. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ogun, where 37 percent reside, Ekiti, where 35 percent reside and Osun, where 12 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opaaje91711/
Opajje911/
Opae89101/
Gopajee832/
Opaye80667/
Opaja80133/
Apaje8061/
Opawe8033/
Opase8030/
Opage8029/
Opeae8020/
Opaie808/
Gopaj806/
Opaji804/
Opuje803/
Opeje802/
Hopae802/
Opaze802/
Opace802/
Opaeh801/
Hopaj801/
Ophaj801/
Oupae801/
Apajee73109/
Gopaji73103/
Opager7347/
Gopaju7328/
Apajeh7322/
Apaaje7311/
Opasee736/
Hopaji736/
Opuoje736/
O'Page734/
Goipae734/
Opayie733/
O'Pace732/
Opache732/
Hopaja732/
Opaaye732/
Apajei732/
Apajie731/
Opaaja731/
Opaget731/
Opasie731/
O'Paye731/
Gapaje731/
Apadje731/
Hopase731/
Opahji731/
Opaaji731/
Opijeh731/
Oupaja731/
Ophaji731/
Opaage731/
Opajah731/
Opadji731/
Opaiet731/
Gopaye731/
Gopaja731/
Opayeh731/
Opie674,684/
Opei671,400/
Opai67868/
Opue67500/
Opay67470/
Opea67311/
Opee67290/
Apae67261/
Opaa67174/
Appajee6783/
Opoe6737/
Opey6724/
Opye6724/
Opau6721/
Opoa6710/
Apaj677/
Opeu675/
Gopache675/
Opachet672/
Goipaye671/
Gopakhe671/
Hophajh671/
Ophajay671/
Ophejeh671/
Opúa671/
Goïpaye671/
Ophasee671/

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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 Opaje
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