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

The surname Opal (Hindi: ओपाल, Marathi: ग़ॊपाळ) is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant: Opál. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name is the 218,907^th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,897,083 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 53 percent of Opal are found; 47 percent are found in South Asia and 44 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 23,235^th most common first name internationally, borne by 37,897 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 601 people, or 1 in 603,093. In The United States it is mostly found in: Illinois, where 17 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Iowa, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname exists in 37 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 24 percent reside and Pakistan, where 20 percent reside.

Opal Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Opal Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Opal are 6.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.49% registered to vote for 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.