Oparaku Surname

105,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Albania

Oparaku Surname User-submission:

The surname Oparaku means 'son of wealth'.

Oparaku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,2601:41,5833,291
Albania1351:21,5863,663
United States181:20,136,607622,629
England131:4,286,005132,302
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Oparaku (17) may also be a first name.

Oparaku Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Oparaku means 'son of wealth'.

- ifeoluwa

Oparaku Last Name Facts

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

Oparaku is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oparaku? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 105,447th most common last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,641,339 people. The surname Oparaku occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Oparaku are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used forename world-wide, held by 17 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4,260 people, or 1 in 41,583. In Nigeria Oparaku is most common in: Imo, where 83 percent reside, Abia, where 3 percent reside and Lagos, where 3 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Albania, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Oparaku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Oparaku earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.19% less than the national average, earning $36,162 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goparaku931/
Oparakau931/
Operaku861/
Oparoku861/
Apparakou751/
Aperaku718/
Eparacu711/
Aparoku711/
Opereku711/
Epereku573/
Apereku571/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oparaku
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