Opara Surname

3,134th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179,469 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Opara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria172,3101:1,028132
Poland2,0881:18,2032,704
United States9281:390,58134,314
Ukraine9201:49,4817,164
Kenya5691:81,1607,479
England5571:100,03210,574
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Uganda3441:113,48610,992
Russia2961:486,90245,161
Slovenia2101:11,8462,819
Germany1471:547,65645,370
Congo1211:41,2323,889
Papua New Guinea1021:79,93810,532
Canada941:391,97434,739
South Africa661:820,87455,153
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Iceland201:19,0041,557
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Gambia161:120,216304
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Kazakhstan131:1,360,19271,840
Wales121:257,87814,969
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
India111:69,733,217610,955
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Norway71:734,61250,907
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Opara (1,573) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oparah913,313/
Gopara91136/
Hopara9144/
Ospara9143/
Oupara9123/
Oopara919/
O'Para918/
Opaara918/
Oparay916/
Ohpara915/
Ophara914/
Oparai913/
Oparra913/
Oppara912/
Oparaa912/
Opeara912/
Oparau912/
Oparaj912/
Oparas912/
Opatra911/
Oparaz911/
Opaira911/
Oepara911/
Opaura911/
Oparad911/
Oparacz8371/
Hoparau8325/
Goparaj8322/
Houpara837/
Goparay834/
Oparaij834/
Oparaja833/
Oparais833/
Opharaj833/
Oparray831/
Opparad831/
Goparai831/
Goupara831/
Goppara831/
Opharas831/
O'Parra831/
Gopayra831/
Ouparat831/
Ouppara831/
Ooppara831/
O'Peara830/
Opare8030,262/
Apara802,619/
Epara80718/
Opera80546/
Opari80447/
Oparo80346/
Opora80276/
Gopgarai7798/
Ophatrat7724/
Ouparath777/
Obpatras772/
Gopairaj771/
Goparaja771/
Gopparaj771/
Opharaph771/
Oupparat771/
Oopparat771/
Gapara731,412/
Aparaj731,288/
Gopari73539/
Oparyi73300/
Aparad73249/
Aparra73177/
Opariy73141/
Aupara73121/
Opeare7387/
Aspara7382/
Aparau7363/
Opaire7349/
Aparat7344/
Ospari7344/
Gopare7338/
Aparah7338/
Appara7335/
Oparey7332/
Aparas7322/
Operay7321/
Ophare7321/
Opareh7320/
Epaera7316/
Operah7314/
Opasri7311/
Hapara7310/
Opario739/
Opatry738/
Oppari737/
Aparay737/
Apaara736/
Gopary735/
Opaaro735/
Oparei735/
Epaara734/
Oparre734/
Aparai734/
Eppara733/
Epahra733/
Epaira733/
Hopera733/
Opairo733/
Ophari733/
Operai733/
Ahpara732/
Aparza732/
Opaare732/
Opaari732/
Aparaa732/
Oparee732/
Oppare731/
Hopare731/
Eepara731/
Goparo731/
Gopora731/
Aparha731/
Oupare731/
Oparot731/
Opoora731/
Ophera731/
Opeera731/
Opharo731/
Oparis731/
Oupari731/
Eparai731/
Eparra731/
Aepara731/
Apaera731/
Oparoh731/
Oopari731/
Oparie731/
Uipara731/
Goparaaja711/
Ophaharas711/
Apharat67453/
Aparadh67442/
Auparai67390/
Apairat67367/
Apharaj67301/
Apharad67181/
Auparay67126/
D'Opera6773/
Asparra6760/
Apparau6757/
Hoppari6755/
Ophatri6742/
Epahara6742/
Opharhe6732/
Apparat6729/
Auppara6721/
Oparysh6714/
Hapatra6714/
Apparas6714/
Aparaja6714/
Gopgari6712/
O'Patry6711/
Apparaj6710/
Aparaya6710/
Aparahy679/
Epaaira679/
Apaerah676/
Goparui676/
Apatraj676/
Ahparra675/
Asparas675/
Hospari674/
Auparat674/
Gaparah673/
Gaparay673/
Apaaira673/
Oparich672/
Hoopera672/
Ouppari672/
Hoppare672/
Ouparou672/
Osphare672/
Apparah672/
Apparoa672/
Houpari671/
Epparra671/
Gappara671/
Hadpara671/
Gophari671/
Goppari671/
Ahparay671/
Aparach671/
Apatras671/
Apharah671/
Aphasra671/
Apparai671/
Opeario671/
Oporacz671/
Haparah671/
Haparas671/
Gapaara671/
Gopgora671/
Aparacz671/
Aparaha671/
Apparad671/
Epharha671/
Ouparee671/
Ooparee671/
Opparee671/
Opairoj671/
Ophasri671/
Asparay671/
Gopauro671/

Opara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Opara in the Russian language
Опараopara-

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