Oparu Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Oparu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oparu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Oparu Last Name Facts

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

Oparu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oparu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Oparu is mostly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Oparu live; 53 percent live in West Africa and 53 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Oparu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria Oparu is mostly found in: Kogi, where 50 percent live, Lagos, where 38 percent live and Delta, where 13 percent live. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 27 percent live and Uganda, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goparu915/
Oparau912/
Opauru911/
Hoparau8325/
Goparui836/
Ouparou832/
Aparu80701/
Eparu80511/
Operu80283/
Oporu8064/
Opuoru73358/
Apparu73126/
Aparau7363/
Opouru7328/
Aparui7314/
Oporut738/
Hoporu734/
Aparup734/
Osporu733/
Gaparu732/
Haparu731/
Apargu731/
Oporou731/
Aparus731/
Aparuj731/
Apparau6757/
Gaparui6713/
Gapharu673/
Apparou672/
Apatrut671/
Apharud671/

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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 Oparu
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