Opaw Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Opaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines331:3,067,825142,207
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Opaw (104) may also be a first name.

Opaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Opaw occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opaw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,373,373rd most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Opaw live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 56 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Opaw is also the 925,156th most frequently occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 104 people.

This surname is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 3,067,825. In The Philippines it is most common in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 58 percent reside, Northern Mindanao, where 21 percent reside and Soccsksargen, where 12 percent reside. Aside from The Philippines this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opawe8933/
Hoopaw8012/
Opachw802/
Gopgaw801/
Apaw751,043/
Opow7530/
Epaw755/
Opav752/
Opab751/
Hooppaw7384/
Appaw67846/
Opova67178/
Apawe6742/
Oppow6710/
Oppab6710/
Opowe674/
Ophab673/
Opowa673/
Opeiw673/
Gopav672/
Gapaw671/
Uopaf671/
Ehpaw671/
Hopaf671/
Hepaw671/
Ospow671/

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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 Opaw
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