Opazo Surname

26,691st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Opazo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opazo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile18,5091:952210
Argentina9791:43,6603,679
Spain2591:180,51012,735
Brazil1031:2,078,39265,524
Canada861:428,43737,472
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Peru141:2,270,29426,427
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
England61:9,286,343223,652
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Opazo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Opazo is borne by more people in Chile than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Opazo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 26,691st most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 361,880 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Opazo live; 98 percent live in South America and 97 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

The surname is most widespread in Chile, where it is carried by 18,509 people, or 1 in 952. In Chile it is most numerous in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 36 percent are found, Bío Bío Region, where 21 percent are found and Maule Region, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Chile it is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 5 percent are found and Spain, where 1 percent are found.

Opazo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Opazo last name are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70% registered with the political party.

The amount Opazo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 608.73% more than the national average, earning S/. 137,387 per year; in Colombia they earn 77.36% less than the national average, earning $5,140,390 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.47% more than the national average, earning $44,215 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.59% more than the national average, earning $50,473 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opazos9114/
Opazzo914/
O'Pazo911/
D'Opazo8313/
Opaso80434/
Opaco80420/
Opaza807/
Apazo807/
Epazo801/
Opozo801/
Opezo801/
Ophaso73311/
Opezzo7398/
Opasso7356/
Opasos7320/
Opezio7319/
Opasho7317/
Opacho7312/
Apaizo739/
Gopaza736/
Opadjo733/
Apazuo733/
Opasoh732/
Epazio732/
Opozco731/
Opadza731/
Opacio731/
Opagio731/
Opaaso731/
Hepazo731/
Oppezzo67333/
Aspauzo6740/
Hapazoh679/
O'Pezio678/
Odpaijo673/
Ospasso672/
Oppezio672/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Opazo
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