Opamo Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Opamo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opamo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1021:382,73824,349
Kenya611:757,04831,106
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Opamo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Opamo is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opamo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,353,468th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Opamo are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 382,738. In Uganda Opamo is mostly concentrated in: Lira District, where 54 percent are found, Oyam District, where 18 percent are found and Alebtong District, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 37 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Opamo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opamot913/
Gopamo911/
Opamop911/
Opama80948/
Apamo80230/
Opemo8024/
Opomo807/
Epamo802/
Otphamop778/
Ophaamuo771/
Ophaamou771/
Opamas7383/
Gopama7352/
Epamoh737/
Oepomo735/
Oupama735/
Opaama734/
Apaimo732/
Apamoh732/
Oppama731/
Hapamo731/
Epamou731/
Apaamo731/
Gopamma671,254/
Ouppama6710/
Haphamo676/
Ooppama673/
Ophamau673/
Ophamah673/
Apeamuo671/
Apamoit671/
Goppama671/
Gopaama671/

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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 Opamo
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