Opakas Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Opakas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opakas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Opakas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Opakas is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opakas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Opakas is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Opakas reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Opakas is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 3,253,273. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Pallisa District, where 83 percent reside, Bugiri District, where 8 percent reside and Kayunga District, where 8 percent reside. Barring Uganda Opakas is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 7 percent reside and South Africa, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hopakas923/
Ophakas921/
Apakas83310/
Epakas832/
Apakase771/
Oupakcauts752/
Apokas6716/
Apakashova631/
Hapakaz62114/
Apakose62101/
Apuokas623/
Apaquash572/
Epokos503/
Apocas501/

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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 Opakas
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