Opaola Surname
Approximately 355 people bear this surname
Opaola Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 350 | 1:506,122 | 25,182 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
Opaola (14) may also be a first name.
Opaola Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Opaola Come From? nationality or country of origin
Opaola is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Opaola.
How Common Is The Last Name Opaola? popularity and diffusion
The surname Opaola is the 793,288th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 20,528,298 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Opaola are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 14 people.
The surname Opaola is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 350 people, or 1 in 506,122. In Nigeria Opaola is most numerous in: Ogun, where 35 percent reside, Oyo, where 35 percent reside and Lagos, where 16 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opeaola | 92 | 3 | / |
| Opaole | 83 | 8 | / |
| Apaola | 83 | 5 | / |
| Opooola | 77 | 5 | / |
| Apaoula | 77 | 1 | / |
| Apayola | 77 | 1 | / |
| Haapaola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Apaolo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Appayyolla | 63 | 5 | / |
| Opeieallah | 63 | 1 | / |
| Apayole | 62 | 1 | / |
| Apoalaya | 57 | 31 | / |
| Oupouolo | 57 | 6 | / |
| Apoualla | 57 | 1 | / |
| Apoali | 50 | 225 | / |
| Aphajhalay | 50 | 3 | / |
| Apaiyalath | 50 | 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 Opaola
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