Opam Surname

428,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 805 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Opam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Uganda2481:157,41613,734
Taiwan361:651,2434,752
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England41:13,929,515290,718
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Opam (23) may also be a first name.

Opam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Opam (Hindi: ओपम, Russian: Опам) occurs most in Ghana. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Opam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Opam is the 428,665th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 9,052,852 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Opam reside; 54 percent reside in West Africa and 54 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used forename on earth, borne by 23 people.

The last name is most numerous in Ghana, where it is held by 416 people, or 1 in 64,954. Excluding Ghana this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 31 percent reside and Taiwan, where 4 percent reside.

Opam Last Name Statistics demography

Opam earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gopam8952/
Opame895/
Opham894/
Oppam892/
Opaim891/
Opaam891/
Hopam891/
Gopaam8030/
Hopham804/
Ophame803/
Gopamm803/
Ophaum801/
Goppam801/
Gopaum801/
Gopaim801/
Apam752,737/
Opan75980/
Opom75966/
Epam75129/
Gopaham733/
Hoppham730/
Gopan672,985/
Ospan672,548/
Appam671,248/
Oppan67931/
Opang67295/
Oypan67277/
Hopan67171/
Apame67106/
Opaun6776/
Ophan6763/
Ohpan6748/
Țopan6745/
Hapam6719/
Epham6718/
Opane6715/
Apamn6713/
Epeam6712/
Oupan6711/
Opome6710/
Aspam679/
Opean678/
Otpan678/
Apham677/
Opaan677/
Opain677/
Apeam677/
Adpam677/
Ophom675/
Odpan674/
Apaim673/
Opoum673/
Opoom672/
Apamm671/
Opand671/
Aupam671/
Gapam671/
Hopań671/
Hopom671/
Eupam671/
Ojpan671/
Epaam671/
Epaim671/
Opant671/
Outpattm671/

Opam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Opam in the Hindi language
ओपमopama-
Opam in the Russian language
Опамopam-

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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 Opam
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