Opata Surname

65,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,680 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Opata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana5,7501:4,699667
Kenya1,0571:43,6904,538
Nigeria2821:628,16629,753
Brazil2811:761,83027,755
Uganda1251:312,31421,378
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Czechia431:247,29033,576
England331:1,688,42669,999
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Opata (182) may also be a first name.

Opata Last Name Facts

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

The last name Opata (Russian: Опата) is held by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Opata? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 65,054th most widespread surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 948,899 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Opata live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 675,152nd most numerous given name world-wide, borne by 182 people.

Opata is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is borne by 5,750 people, or 1 in 4,699. Besides Ghana this surname is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 14 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.

Opata Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Opata surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Opata surname are 38.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 91.67% registered with the party.

Opata earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.69% more than the national average, earning $48,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opatha914,167/
Hopata9177/
Oupata9134/
Gopata9129/
Oppata9127/
Opatta9118/
Ophata9110/
Oipata919/
Opaata912/
Oepata911/
Opatah911/
Hopatha8316/
Ohphata8314/
Gopatta834/
Goupata832/
Gopatha831/
Ouphata831/
Oupatay831/
Oppatai831/
Apata8013,432/
Opati802,243/
Opeta80690/
Opota80424/
Epata80236/
Opate80169/
Opato8024/
Gopataai771/
Ouppatha771/
Oppathai771/
Apfata731,035/
Ephata731,015/
Apatta73428/
Apatay73216/
Apatas7394/
Opeita7393/
Appata7381/
Epatay7381/
Hepata7378/
Aupata7343/
Hopota7336/
Gopota7328/
Gopate7328/
Apaita7323/
Opatti7318/
Apatah7314/
Epatta7312/
Apasta7311/
Opetau7311/
Hapata7310/
Apatap738/
Gapata738/
Aspata738/
Apatha737/
Aapata737/
Apatai737/
Aphata736/
Apataj735/
Oupate735/
Oupati735/
Epatai734/
Opates734/
Apatoa734/
Hopate733/
Epaeta733/
Ľopota733/
Oposta732/
Azpata731/
Gopaty731/
Adpata731/
Aepata731/
Opetta731/
Opeeta731/
Opatio731/
Opetaa731/
Opetai731/
Ophate731/
Epataa731/
Apaata731/
Apayta731/
Apeata731/
Opathe731/
Ahpata731/
Gopathi672,054/
Apattad67452/
Opatich6773/
Gopathy6729/
Aphatha6714/
Appatta679/
Aupatha678/
Apatait677/
Aphataj675/
Oupatho675/
Gopaati674/
Ephatha674/
Apaaita674/
Oppates673/
Gopatey672/
Aphatap672/
Outpati672/
Opoztta672/
Opaster672/
Oupatthaya672/
Goopati671/
Gopatti671/
Gophate671/
Opozzta671/
Opuitai671/
Ospathy671/
Gaphata671/
Gopatho671/
Gopatij671/
Haapata671/
Hahpata671/
Appasta671/
Aspatah671/
Apaitat671/

Opata Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Opata in the Russian language
Опатаopata-

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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 Opata
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