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 surname Opanda (Arabic: اوباندا) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Opanda? popularity and diffusion

The surname Opanda is the 283,122nd most widespread last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,354,552 people. The surname is predominantly found 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. Opanda is also the 1,032,266th most widely held first name on earth, held by 86 people.

Opanda is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 732 people, or 1 in 63,087. In Kenya Opanda is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 87 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 9 percent reside and Kisii County, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Kenya Opanda occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 43 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

Opanda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Opanda last name is primarily 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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