View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Opal Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Opal (Hindi: ओपाल, Marathi: ग़ॊपाळ) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Opál. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opal? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 218,907^th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,897,083 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 53 percent of Opal reside; 47 percent reside in South Asia and 44 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Opal is also the 23,235^th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 37,897 people.

Opal is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 601 people, or 1 in 603,093. In The United States it is most numerous in: Illinois, where 17 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Iowa, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States it is found in 37 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 24 percent live and Pakistan, where 20 percent live.

Opal Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Opal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Opal last name increased 3,339 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Opal Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Opal surname are 6.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.49% being registered with the party.

The amount Opal earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.02% less than the national average, earning $41,847 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.23% more than the national average, earning $58,741 CAD per year.