Opalka Surname

243,203rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,640 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Opalka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opalka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7701:470,72640,023
Germany5721:140,74417,046
Canada461:800,99162,809
England431:1,295,76958,667
Ukraine401:1,138,067101,053
Poland321:1,187,77377,523
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Czechia241:443,06148,767
Austria171:500,90847,931
Slovakia131:410,49652,415
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
France51:13,284,544357,392
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Opálka (341) are calculated separately.

Opalka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Opalka (Russian: Опалка) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Opálka. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Opalka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 243,203rd most frequent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,443,626 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Opalka reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Opalka is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 770 people, or 1 in 470,726. In The United States Opalka is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 22 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 16 percent are found and Illinois, where 10 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname exists in 26 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 35 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Opalka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Opalka surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Opalka earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.19% less than the national average, earning $41,772 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.31% more than the national average, earning $56,296 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opálka94341/
Gopalka92241/
O'Palka921/
Opałka832,818/
Opalko832,047/
Opolka83911/
Apalka8349/
Opalca8348/
Opalkó8324/
Opalke8315/
O'Polka7734/
Opalkie7715/
O'Palko773/
Opaileke711/
Apalko67640/
Opolko67251/
Opałko67212/
Opalco6797/
Opołka6756/
Opálko678/
Apolka674/
Apealekhai631/
Șopalcă6230/
Hopolke623/
Opálecký5710/
Opálecká576/
Apolke504/
Apalco502/

Opalka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Opalka in the Russian language
Опалкаopalka-

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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
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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 Opalka
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