Opalua Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Opalua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 59 | 1:3,002,420 | 93,371 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
Opalua (11) may also be a first name.
Opalua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Opalua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Opalua is found most in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Opalua.
How Common Is The Last Name Opalua? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,436,415th most common surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Opalua are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Opalua is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 11 people.
Opalua is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 3,002,420. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kogi, where 85 percent are found, Benue, where 10 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Opalua exists in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found.
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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 Opalua
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