Opaleke Surname

542,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 592 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Opaleke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opaleke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5491:322,66417,723
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England81:6,964,757184,742
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Opaleke (23) may also be a first name.

Opaleke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Opaleke is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Opaleke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Opaleke is the 542,091st most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,310,044 people. The surname Opaleke occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Opaleke reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 23 people.

Opaleke is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 549 people, or 1 in 322,664. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Oyo, where 25 percent reside, Kwara, where 19 percent reside and Lagos, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Opaleke Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Opaleke earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 41.73% less than the national average, earning $25,143 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.14% less than the national average, earning $34,212 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opaileke931/
Opalek92154/
Ospalek8635/
Opeleke8610/
Opalike862/
Opaloke861/
Opalecky8080/
Opaleski8076/
Opalecká8060/
Opalecký8058/
Opalesky8015/
Opalec77305/
Opálek7750/
Opałek7745/
Opalik772/
Apalek771/
Opalex771/
Opaleková7512/
Opalekova754/
Apaleka7168/
Ospalík7147/
Ospálek7145/
Ospałek7143/
Ospalik7135/
Opalick7115/
Gopalik715/
Apeleke714/
Opolyke712/
Ospalec711/
Opalkova6749/
Opaliski6741/
Opalisky6720/
Opalicki6713/
Opálecký6710/
Opolecký677/
Opálecká676/
O'Palick674/
Opolecká674/
Opalicky674/
Opolecky672/
Opalikha672/
Aspallek671/
Aspalekq671/
Aaspalek671/
Opolecka671/

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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 Opaleke
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