Opatunji Surname
Approximately 203 people bear this surname
Opatunji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 202 | 1:876,944 | 38,283 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Opatunji (10) may also be a first name.
Opatunji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Opatunji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Opatunji is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Opatunji? popularity and diffusion
Opatunji is the 1,173,425th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 35,899,241 people. The last name Opatunji occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Opatunji reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Opatunji is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name in the world, held by 10 people.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 202 people, or 1 in 876,944. In Nigeria it is most common in: Osun, where 60 percent are found, Oyo, where 22 percent are found and Niger, where 4 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obatunji | 88 | 1 | / |
| Apatunji | 88 | 1 | / |
| Opeyetunji | 78 | 1 | / |
| Abetunji | 75 | 4 | / |
| Apetunji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Obyetunji | 71 | 3 | / |
| Oba Oyetunji | 70 | 1 | / |
| Apetunje | 63 | 2 | / |
| Ibitunji | 63 | 1 | / |
| Abdunjhi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ipatanjay | 59 | 13 | / |
| Abataneji | 59 | 2 | / |
| Obaidnaji | 59 | 1 | / |
| Apadanaji | 59 | 1 | / |
| Oba Adeniji | 53 | 2 | / |
| Abdanaji | 50 | 251 | / |
| Abdinaji | 50 | 9 | / |
| Abotanjo | 50 | 6 | / |
| Abdeniji | 50 | 4 | / |
| Abiodun Joyi | 50 | 3 | / |
| Abedanji | 50 | 3 | / |
| Abutanjo | 50 | 3 | / |
| Abdenaji | 50 | 2 | / |
| Abd Naji | 50 | 1 | / |
| Abednaji | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Opatunji
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