Opayinka Surname

387,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 916 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Opayinka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opayinka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8931:198,36811,905
England221:2,532,63991,802
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Opayinka (15) may also be a first name.

Opayinka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Opayinka has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Opayinka.

How Common Is The Last Name Opayinka? popularity and diffusion

Opayinka is the 387,397th most commonly used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 7,955,836 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Opayinka are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Opayinka is also the 2,900,335th most common first name worldwide, held by 15 people.

This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 893 people, or 1 in 198,368. In Nigeria Opayinka is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 35 percent are found, Osun, where 24 percent are found and Lagos, where 15 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opainka933/
Opayimka887/
Opeyinka887/
Apayinka881/
Opainke803/
Apeyinka751/
Opyenko674/
Gopienko63328/
Hopyenko6326/
Hapeyenka591/
Gopiyenko591/
Gopiienko591/
Oppeyenko591/
Opfoinkie591/
Opoichenko561/
Opieńko531/
Apienko531/
Gapienko50404/
Hapyenko50345/
Gopeenko5077/
Hapienko506/
Gapyenko504/
Apuyanca502/

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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 Opayinka
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