Opany Surname

313,815th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Opany Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opany Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,1291:40,9034,287
Uganda481:813,31838,363
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Opany (26) may also be a first name.

Opany Last Name Facts

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

Opany occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opany? popularity and diffusion

It is the 313,815th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 6,088,175 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Opany reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly held given name on earth It is held by 26 people.

This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,129 people, or 1 in 40,903. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Homa Bay County, where 39 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 18 percent are found and Siaya County, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 4 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Opany Last Name Statistics demography

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

Opany earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.24% less than the national average, earning $24,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opanyi9196/
Opanyo911/
Opaniy911/
Gopany911/
Oopanyo831/
Opana801,061/
Opani80209/
Apany8023/
Opane8015/
Opony8011/
Opainych7726/
Gopane733,443/
Hopane73838/
Oponyo73583/
Apanay73403/
Gapany73391/
Opanes73327/
Apanyo7371/
Opaina7356/
Opanis7342/
Țopană7342/
Opaine7335/
Opange7329/
Oupane7319/
Appany7315/
Opanai7315/
Hopana7310/
Aspany739/
Apanyi739/
Opanio736/
Opasni735/
Opayne735/
Ophana734/
Opanie733/
Hopani733/
Opangi733/
Oppana733/
Ophane733/
Oupana733/
Oponyi733/
Oupani732/
Gopanj732/
Opanna732/
Opeana732/
Opaină731/
Uopana731/
Ophani731/
Opanez731/
Opanii731/
Oppani731/
Opanje731/
Hapany730/
Hopainych7133/
Gophane67760/
Apeanyo67422/
Huopana67106/
Oppangi6769/
Ophanit6723/
Haspany6717/
Apanaya6717/
Goopane6711/
Houpana6711/
Hoipana679/
Goppani678/
Gopangi675/
Goppane674/
Gopanij674/
Gopanii674/
Goopani673/
Gopanih673/
Gopanni672/
Gophani672/
O'Payne672/
Gopaine672/
Hopaine671/
Opheani671/
Opanais671/
Osspani671/
Opanaia671/
Oipanoa671/
Hapaniy671/
Gopaneh671/
Aphanay671/
Aphaney671/
Opponyo671/
Gopfane671/
Gopanio671/
Hapanny670/

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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 Opany
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