Opama Surname

377,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 948 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Opama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4601:84,8688,954
Kenya2271:203,43614,736
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Philippines361:2,812,173137,318
Congo141:356,3649,454
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Opama (175) may also be a first name.

Opama Last Name Facts

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

Opama (Russian: Опама) occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Opama.

How Common Is The Last Name Opama? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 377,044th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,687,285 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Opama live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 36 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Opama is also the 690,096th most numerous given name throughout the world. It is borne by 175 people.

This last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 460 people, or 1 in 84,868. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Amuria District, where 39 percent reside, Tororo District, where 20 percent reside and Bugiri District, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Uganda it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 24 percent reside and Egypt, where 19 percent reside.

Opama Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opamas9183/
Gopama9152/
Oupama915/
Opaama914/
Opamai911/
Oppama911/
Gopamma831,254/
Ouppama8310/
Ooppama833/
Ophamau833/
Ophamah833/
Goppama831/
Gopaama831/
Oupamai831/
Epama802,525/
Apama801,281/
Opema80859/
Opoma80285/
Opamo80164/
Opami8036/
Opame805/
Hopeamaa7712/
Goppamma775/
Ouppamai772/
Gopaymma771/
Epaema73138/
Apamma7386/
Opouma7378/
Aupama7359/
Appama7342/
Apaama7323/
Apamat7320/
Opuoma7312/
Opaimi737/
Gopami736/
Epamma734/
Gapama734/
Apamah733/
Ophame733/
Ophema733/
Opamot733/
Opatmy733/
Epaama732/
Epauma732/
Apamad732/
Opemma732/
Hopami731/
Hopema731/
Oppoma731/
Opomat731/
Epeama731/
Opamei731/
Apaima731/
Apaema731/
Eepama731/
Gopamo731/
Hapama731/
Ophami731/
Apeama731/
Gopoma731/
Opamop731/
Apamai731/
Appamma671,236/
Auppama6730/
Hoppema6727/
Aubpama6723/
Aupamai6712/
Opfouma679/
Aupamma674/
Epaemai674/
Appamah674/
Opomach672/
Apamaja671/
Apamahe671/
Appamea671/
Aappama671/
Hapamai671/
Appayma671/
Apaamma671/
Hapamma671/
Apamaya671/
Euphama670/

Opama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Opama in the Russian language
Опамаopama-

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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
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  • 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 Opama
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