Opame Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

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

Opame Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Opame (19) may also be a first name.

Opame Last Name Facts

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

Opame occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opame? popularity and diffusion

The surname Opame is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Opame live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Opame is also the 2,523,061st most widespread forename world-wide, held by 19 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Opame exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Mali, where 20 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ophame913/
Opamei911/
Opam89805/
Opayome83131/
Opama80948/
Apame80106/
Gopam8052/
Opami8036/
Opeme8022/
Epame8010/
Opome8010/
Opime805/
Opham804/
Oppam802/
Hopam801/
Opaam801/
Opaim801/
Gopaam7330/
Ophime7319/
Opueme7318/
Opaimi737/
Opomea736/
Gopami736/
Oupama735/
Opaemi734/
Opaama734/
Hopham734/
Opatmy733/
Gopamm733/
Aphame733/
Appame732/
Gopaum731/
Oppama731/
Opamai731/
Opomey731/
Apames731/
Opimei731/
Ophaum731/
Ophami731/
Hopami731/
Gapame731/
Opemie731/
Gopaim731/
Goppam731/
Ophome730/
Hopfhamer712/
Apam672,737/
Opayemi671,696/
Opom67966/
Opajimi6755/
Opayomi6712/
Ouppama6710/
Opeyami677/
Haphame674/
Opeyeme673/
Gopaham673/
Ooppama673/
Oupamai671/
Ephaime671/
Opayami671/
Aspamme671/
Appamea671/
Opaiemi671/
Opeymie671/
Hoppham670/

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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 Opame
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