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 occurs most in Kenya. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opalo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Opalo is the 956,400th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 26,694,307 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Opalo live; 53 percent live in East Africa and 49 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,060,447th most frequently used given name internationally. It is borne by 82 people.

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

Opalo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Opalo
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