Opaya Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Opaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda881:443,62826,657
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Opaya (40) may also be a first name.

Opaya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Opaya has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Opaya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,775,494th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. Opaya is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Opaya live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Opaya is also the 1,614,485th most commonly occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 40 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 443,628. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Napak District, where 91 percent live, Tororo District, where 2 percent live and Arua District, where 1 percent live. Not including Uganda this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 10 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hopaya9156/
Gopaya9115/
Opauya911/
Opayau911/
Opay89470/
Opaa89174/
Opeyaya839/
Opoya802,026/
Apaya801,986/
Opaye80667/
Opiya80416/
Opuya80416/
Epaya80261/
Opayo80169/
Opaja80133/
Gopay80105/
Opayi8090/
Opeya8043/
Hopay8042/
Ophaa8019/
Ozpay808/
Opaia807/
Obpay804/
Opayu802/
Ophay801/
Oipaa801/
Opa754,604/
Opy75801/
Opaaje73711/
Appaya73335/
Gopiya73204/
Opayts73147/
Opouya7393/
Gapaya7389/
Opayou7389/
Apayat7386/
Gopayi7378/
Goypay7346/
Ozpayi7328/
Hapaya7321/
Opiyah7316/
Gopeya737/
Opiyat737/
Apauya735/
Opuyau735/
Oupayo735/
Eupaya734/
Oupaha733/
Opayie733/
Aspaya733/
Ophaai733/
Hopaja732/
Hopoya732/
Opaaye732/
Opayeh731/
Gopaja731/
Gopaye731/
Gopuya731/
Aphaya731/
Opajah731/
Hopiya731/
Hoppay731/
Hopaia731/
Hepaya731/
Ophayo731/
Opaaja731/
Opahai731/
O'Paye731/
Gopayo731/
Apayaa731/
Opoyah731/
Opaaji731/
Oupaja731/
Hopa674,314/
Apaa673,244/
Opha671,814/
Apay671,463/
Opai67868/
Opyd67686/
Oppa67562/
Oppy67540/
Gopy67344/
Opea67311/
Hopy67246/
Oopa67187/
Oupa67150/
Epay67139/
Opyt67125/
Đopa67122/
Oupayou67113/
Opae67101/
Opoy6797/
Țopa6780/
Hopayou6755/
Opyo6751/
Ðopa6749/
Oipa6736/
Opey6724/
Opye6724/
Hopiyah6723/
Opau6721/
Opyć6715/
Opoa6710/
Opiy679/
Hopahai676/
Opuy674/
Appayah674/
Ospy673/
Oypa673/
Opyi672/
Uopa672/
Opyh672/
Opys672/
Haupaya671/
Goipayi671/
Goipaye671/
Opfa671/
Opúa671/
Epayowa671/
Ouppaia671/
Opyy671/
Odpy671/
Uopy671/
Goïpaye671/
Hoppayh670/

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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 Opaya
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