Opalem Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Opalem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Opalem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Opalem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Opalem is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Opalem? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 75 percent of Opalem reside; 75 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 75 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
It is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea Opalem is mostly concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gopalem | 92 | 7 | / |
| Apalem | 83 | 492 | / |
| Opalym | 83 | 7 | / |
| Gopalen | 77 | 16 | / |
| Hepalem | 77 | 2 | / |
| Apaleme | 77 | 2 | / |
| Apailem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Opalime | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ophelem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Opalien | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gopaulen | 71 | 165 | / |
| Gopalaim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Opalenova | 67 | 60 | / |
| Opalin | 67 | 29 | / |
| Apalen | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gopaln | 67 | 18 | / |
| Opalimova | 67 | 10 | / |
| Opalymova | 67 | 9 | / |
| Epolem | 67 | 6 | / |
| Opalyn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Opalín | 67 | 1 | / |
| Apalim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opolen | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Opalem
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