Opaleye Surname

76,760th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Opaleye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opaleye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6,2031:28,5582,423
England1101:506,52832,143
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Opaleye (144) may also be a first name.

Opaleye Last Name Facts

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

Opaleye is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Opaleye? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 76,760th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,142,070 people. The surname Opaleye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Opaleye reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Opaleye is also the 769,375th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 144 people.

The last name Opaleye is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 6,203 people, or 1 in 28,558. In Nigeria Opaleye is mostly found in: Ogun, where 26 percent live, Lagos, where 25 percent live and Oyo, where 18 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Opaleye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Opaleye last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Opaleye earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 182.43% more than the national average, earning R 671,160 per year; in United States they earn 30.94% more than the national average, earning $56,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.36% more than the national average, earning $50,358 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oypaleye931/
Opaley929/
Opalee926/
Opalye921/
Opaleyett881/
Opeleye86133/
Opalaye8633/
Opaleyo864/
Opaleyi862/
Apaleye861/
Opaleje861/
Opaleue861/
Gopaley861/
Opoleye861/
Opaleya861/
Oppalee861/
Ophaeley801/
Gopaleea801/
Opalay7747/
Opalea774/
Opalei773/
Opalue771/
O'Phaeley752/
Opeloye71168/
Epalley7136/
Gopalay717/
Apeleye713/
Apailee713/
Opaliya712/
Opalayi711/
Opalaje711/
Gopalae711/
Opallie711/
Appaley710/
Hopeley710/
Gopaliya67102/
Apalawee6711/
Apalahye678/
Hoppeley677/
Gopalayy676/
O'Pallie675/
Opalajay674/
Oipeloye673/
Opaleich671/
Aphailee671/
Oppalayi671/
O'Paslay671/

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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
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  • 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 Opaleye
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