Opayi Surname
Approximately 90 people bear this surname
Opayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 78 | 1:592,050 | 27,720 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
Opayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Opayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Opayi is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Opayi.
How Common Is The Last Name Opayi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,967,751st most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Opayi live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 592,050. In Kenya Opayi is mostly found in: Vihiga County, where 87 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 5 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 8 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Opayi
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