Opalo Surname

956,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Opalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1431:322,93619,861
Philippines551:1,840,695114,828
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Opalo (82) may also be a first name.

Opalo Last Name Facts

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

Opalo is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Opalo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Opalo is the 956,400th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,694,307 people. The surname Opalo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Opalo reside; 53 percent reside in East Africa and 49 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,060,447th most prevalent given name globally It is held by 82 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 143 people, or 1 in 322,936. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Siaya County, where 90 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 6 percent reside and Busia County, where 3 percent reside. Besides Kenya it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 20 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside.

Opalo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hopalo91105/
Gopalo9179/
Opallo9130/
Opalio9126/
Opailo9111/
Opaelo914/
Opaulo912/
Opaloch839/
Gopaloo839/
Hoopalo831/
Goupalo831/
Gopallo831/
Opala804,822/
Opolo801,213/
Opelo80621/
Epalo80474/
Apalo80205/
Opało802/
Gopauloo7733/
Opolot7329,077/
Apaloo735,236/
Gopala734,084/
Opalla731,739/
Opollo73813/
Opalia73333/
Aphalo73173/
Opayla73165/
Oupala7387/
Opalat7372/
Hapalo7372/
Appalo7353/
Apalod7340/
Opelio7331/
Ospalá7329/
Ophala7322/
Oppala7319/
Oppolo7317/
Opalya7313/
Apalos7312/
Opaala7311/
Opałło7311/
Gopolo7310/
Apaulo739/
Oypala739/
Apallo738/
Opoloi738/
Ephalo738/
Opeala737/
Ospala737/
Apalou736/
Oupolo735/
Oopala734/
Hopolo734/
Hepalo733/
Opolos732/
Opalas732/
Epalio732/
Hopało732/
Opoloo732/
Apailo732/
Odpala732/
Gapalo731/
Opalau731/
Adpalo731/
Apalot731/
Opalah731/
Opholo731/
Opoloy731/
Opoolo731/
Opoulo731/
Opaila731/
Opalaa731/
Otpala731/
Oepala731/
Aspalo731/
Azpalo731/
Apalho731/
Apalio731/
Apaloh731/
O'Polo731/
Ohpala731/
Opuolo731/
Apaalo731/
Hopala731/
Opalach67924/
Opalacz67105/
Opoulos6756/
Goppala6748/
Gopalia6741/
Ouppala6741/
Oupalas6735/
Haapalo6733/
Opollot6731/
Ozpalas6726/
Gopalla6725/
Appalos6718/
Huopala6718/
Hopeala6713/
Opoulou6713/
Ooppala679/
Apalous677/
Opallah676/
Ospalla675/
Gopalya675/
Apaulos675/
Oppolos675/
Opallia675/
Gopholo675/
Gopaala674/
Appallo674/
Apallos674/
Odpatla673/
Apaliot672/
Odpalla671/
Opolous671/
Goopala671/
Opollos671/
Opholoo671/
Hopolio671/
Hopajło671/
Houpala671/
Houpelo671/
Opeilou671/
Opoolot671/
Opallla671/
Gopollo671/
Gopoulo671/
Aupaylo671/
Apaulio671/
O'Palla671/
Opolloh671/
Opolois671/
Uoppala671/
Appaloh671/
Gapaloo671/
Hopalad671/

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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 Opalo
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