Opalu Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Opalu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Opalu (6) may also be a first name.
Opalu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Opalu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Opalu is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Opalu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Opalu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Opalu live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 25 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Opalu is also the 4,967,096th most commonly occurring forename at a global level, borne by 6 people.
Opalu is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Opalu is mostly concentrated in: Nakaseke District, where 50 percent live and Oyam District, where 50 percent live. Other than Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gopalu | 91 | 1,792 | / |
| Opalau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Opaluch | 83 | 275 | / |
| Gopaalu | 83 | 15 | / |
| Gopallu | 83 | 11 | / |
| Opaleue | 83 | 1 | / |
| Apalu | 80 | 221 | / |
| Epalu | 80 | 164 | / |
| Opolu | 80 | 53 | / |
| Opelu | 80 | 22 | / |
| Opeilu | 73 | 94 | / |
| Appalu | 73 | 29 | / |
| Aupalu | 73 | 21 | / |
| Gapalu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Apalou | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gopolu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Apalut | 73 | 4 | / |
| Apaelu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Apalup | 73 | 3 | / |
| Apalus | 73 | 3 | / |
| Apalau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Opoleu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opoilu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oppolu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eppalu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adpalu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaphalu | 67 | 55 | / |
| Hopoğlu | 67 | 53 | / |
| Apaulus | 67 | 27 | / |
| Appalus | 67 | 19 | / |
| Aaspalu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Opoulou | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gopollu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Apalous | 67 | 7 | / |
| Aphalus | 67 | 3 | / |
| Opoulus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Opeillu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hepalau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Appalup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opeilou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atpatlu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Appallu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aphajlu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opolous | 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 Opalu
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