Opaneye Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Opaneye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
Opaneye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Opaneye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Opaneye is most common in Nigeria. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Opaneye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,555,468th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Opaneye are found; 61 percent are found in West Africa and 61 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria Opaneye is primarily found in: Lagos, where 46 percent reside, Ogun, where 26 percent reside and Oyo, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oepaneye | 93 | 2 | / |
| Oopaneye | 93 | 1 | / |
| Opanye | 92 | 13 | / |
| Openeye | 86 | 7 | / |
| Opanie | 77 | 3 | / |
| Apanye | 77 | 2 | / |
| Openey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Opaniyi | 71 | 458 | / |
| Openiye | 71 | 24 | / |
| Gopanie | 71 | 17 | / |
| Aphanye | 71 | 4 | / |
| Epaneya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aphaney | 71 | 1 | / |
| Openeyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Apangaye | 67 | 21 | / |
| Happaney | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gopaniya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gopaniyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Opasnaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hapanaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gophanae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opasniya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ospaniya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Opaneye
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