Opanov Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Opanov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opanov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria391:178,9469,978
Kazakhstan191:930,65856,702
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733

Opanov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Opanov (Russian: Опанов) is more commonly found in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Opanov? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,237,939th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname Opanov is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Opanov are found; 54 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 54 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 178,946. In Bulgaria Opanov is mostly concentrated in: Blagoevgrad Province, where 49 percent reside, Sliven Province, where 33 percent reside and Haskovo Province, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Bulgaria it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 26 percent reside and Russia, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ospanov9243,629/
Opanova9288/
Opasnov9212/
Oppanov925/
Hopanov922/
Gopanov921/
Hopanova868/
Oppanova866/
Gopanova862/
Epanov83501/
Apanov8375/
Openov8310/
Oponov839/
Hoppanova805/
Appanov77144/
Aspanov7799/
Apanova7783/
Gapanov7737/
Goponov7729/
Oponova779/
Ephanov778/
Hapanov778/
Atpanov774/
Hoponov774/
Apasnov772/
Opangow771/
Ospanow771/
Osponov771/
Ospanof771/
Opanaev771/
Appanova7177/
Ospanoff7127/
Goponova7122/
Gapanova7121/
Hapanova718/
Hoponova715/
Apahanov712/
Apenov67162/
Aponov6724/
Epenov6721/
Gappanova6713/
Apanop674/
Eponov672/
Appahanov671/

Opanov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Opanov in the Russian language
Опановopanov-

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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 Opanov
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