Opami Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Opami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda301:1,301,30950,636
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663

Opami Last Name Facts

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

The last name Opami occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Opami? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,274,477th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Opami reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 1,301,309. In Uganda Opami is most common in: Pallisa District, where 93 percent are found, Buikwe District, where 3 percent are found and Kumi District, where 3 percent are found. Besides Uganda it exists in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opaimi917/
Gopami916/
Opaemi914/
Opamai911/
Opamei911/
Ophami911/
Hopami911/
Oupamai831/
Opama80948/
Opemi80371/
Apami80148/
Epami8089/
Opomi8031/
Opame805/
Ouppamai772/
Opeymi7322/
Aphami7321/
Eupami7319/
Aspami7317/
Apaemi7313/
Epammi7310/
Oupama735/
Hepami734/
Hapami734/
Opaama734/
Ophame733/
Opatmy733/
Opeemi733/
Gapami731/
Opemie731/
Oppama731/
Apamai731/
Aphamis6727/
Aupamai6712/
Ouppama6710/
Epaemai674/
Ooppama673/
Gappami671/
Opeymie671/
Apamoit671/
Eepammi671/
Hapamai671/

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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 Opami
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