Opasan Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Opasan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opasan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Opasan (5) may also be a first name.

Opasan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Opasan is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Opasan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Opasan is the 10,311,814th most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 33 percent of Opasan are found; 33 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 5 people.

This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Oyo, where 100 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Opasan occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent live and Thailand, where 33 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Opasan
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