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

The surname Opany has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Opany? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 313,815th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 6,088,175 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Opany are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Opany is also the 2,084,397th most numerous given name globally. It is borne by 26 people.

The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,129 people, or 1 in 40,903. In Kenya it is most common in: Homa Bay County, where 39 percent live, Nairobi County, where 18 percent live and Siaya County, where 16 percent live. Outside of Kenya it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 4 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Opany Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Opany surname is chiefly 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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