Opanda Surname

283,122nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Opanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7321:63,0876,134
Philippines5871:172,46727,991
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
Congo51:997,81917,129
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Opanda (86) may also be a first name.

Opanda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Opanda (Arabic: اوباندا) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Opanda.

How Common Is The Last Name Opanda? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 283,122nd most common last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 5,354,552 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 55 percent of Opanda are found; 55 percent are found in East Africa and 48 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 86 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 732 people, or 1 in 63,087. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 87 percent are found, Vihiga County, where 9 percent are found and Kisii County, where 1 percent are found. Besides Kenya Opanda is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 43 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.

Opanda Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hopanda92120/
Oppanda922/
Opandaz921/
Opanday921/
Opande831,509/
Epanda831,226/
Oponda831,224/
Apanda83377/
Opandi83293/
Opando835/
Opandoh77416/
Opandet7767/
Appanda7719/
Opander7713/
Aepanda7710/
Apandai774/
Gopande774/
Hoponda774/
Opainde771/
Apandat771/
Epandea771/
Gapanda771/
Opandeh771/
Opounda771/
Oponnda771/
Ophenda771/
Hopandi771/
Apandas771/
Opaande771/
Opandee771/
Gopandi771/
Opandey771/
Opandit771/
Oiphandi7151/
Goupande718/
Hopander715/
Appandai712/
Hopondai711/
Opondo6719,928/
Apandi6717,609/
Apande671,243/
Oponde67535/
Apandy67292/
Eponda67247/
Aponda67229/
Opondi67179/
Epando6768/
Apachinda6736/
Apando679/

Opanda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Opanda in the Arabic language
اوبانداawbanda-

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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 Opanda
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