Opamu Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Opamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603

Opamu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Opamu is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Opamu.

How Common Is The Last Name Opamu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Opamu is the 6,723,624th most widespread family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Opamu reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 38 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Opamu is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda Opamu is primarily found in: Lira District, where 40 percent reside, Alebtong District, where 20 percent reside and Amuria District, where 20 percent reside. Not including Uganda it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 38 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ophamau833/
Opomu80198/
Epamu8074/
Apamu8044/
Opemu802/
Ophaamou771/
Appamu7331/
Epammu739/
Ophomu731/
Epamou731/
Hapamu731/
Obpomu731/
Opoomu731/
Ephaimu675/
Epemu60267/
Apemu6011/
Apomu608/
Epomu607/
Apomou5519/
Epeemu551/
Epeumu551/
Appomou501/
Epoumou501/
Apoumou501/

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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 Opamu
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