Opara Surname
Approximately 179,469 people bear this surname
Opara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 172,310 | 1:1,028 | 132 |
| Poland | 2,088 | 1:18,203 | 2,704 |
| United States | 928 | 1:390,581 | 34,314 |
| Ukraine | 920 | 1:49,481 | 7,164 |
| Kenya | 569 | 1:81,160 | 7,479 |
| England | 557 | 1:100,032 | 10,574 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Uganda | 344 | 1:113,486 | 10,992 |
| Russia | 296 | 1:486,902 | 45,161 |
| Slovenia | 210 | 1:11,846 | 2,819 |
| Germany | 147 | 1:547,656 | 45,370 |
| Congo | 121 | 1:41,232 | 3,889 |
| Papua New Guinea | 102 | 1:79,938 | 10,532 |
| Canada | 94 | 1:391,974 | 34,739 |
| South Africa | 66 | 1:820,874 | 55,153 |
| Ireland | 28 | 1:168,176 | 7,397 |
| Spain | 23 | 1:2,032,697 | 53,462 |
| Iceland | 20 | 1:19,004 | 1,557 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:314,930 | 14,413 |
| Gambia | 16 | 1:120,216 | 304 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Kazakhstan | 13 | 1:1,360,192 | 71,840 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Opara (1,573) may also be a first name.
Opara Demographics
Average Opara Salary in
United States
$46,356 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Opara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Opara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Opara (Russian: Опара) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Opara click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Opara? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,134th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 40,606 people. Opara is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Opara live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Opara is also the 195,177th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 1,573 people.
The surname Opara is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 172,310 people, or 1 in 1,028. In Nigeria Opara is most common in: Imo, where 75 percent reside, Lagos, where 6 percent reside and Rivers, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 72 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Opara Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Opara has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 30,933 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Opara Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Opara surname is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Christian (99%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (91%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Opara are 44.71% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.94% being registered with the political party.
The amount Opara earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.63% less than the national average, earning 208,912 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 35.18% less than the national average, earning R 154,044 per year; in United States they earn 7.43% more than the national average, earning $46,356 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.15% more than the national average, earning $58,206 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Opara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Opara in the Russian language | ||
| Опара | opara | - |
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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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- 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 Opara
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