Opalua Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Opalua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Opalua Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria591:3,002,42093,371
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458

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 occurs most in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opalua? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,436,415th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name Opalua is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Opalua reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Opalua is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name globally, borne by 11 people.

This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 3,002,420. In Nigeria Opalua is mostly concentrated in: Kogi, where 85 percent reside, Benue, where 10 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opalwua926/
Opaluah921/
Opaluaa921/
Apalua838/
Opalwa835/
Opalba831/
Epolua674/
Apolua671/
Apalwad621/
Appolua621/
Atpalwad576/
Appalwad574/
Aatpalwad531/
Apalbo501/
Apalvo501/
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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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