Ope Surname

88,376th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,435 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ope Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ope Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,8321:46,2273,589
Papua New Guinea8801:9,266747
Indonesia2761:479,16439,474
Ivory Coast1721:134,1356,466
Peru851:373,93112,435
Philippines711:1,425,890102,315
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
India241:31,961,058386,265
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
England91:6,190,895170,599
France81:8,302,840321,660
Congo61:831,51616,072
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Ope (12,370) may also be a first name.

Ope Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ope (Hindi: ओपे, Marathi: फ़ोपे, Russian: Опе) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ope? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ope is the 88,376th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,340,855 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Ope are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 53,060th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 12,370 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,832 people, or 1 in 46,227. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 22 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 13 percent live and Ogun, where 12 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.

Ope Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ope has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Ope surname expanded 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ope Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (84%) in Nigeria.

Ope earn marginally less than the average income. In Peru they earn 3.95% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,619 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gope86301,383/
Hope8681,866/
Opie864,684/
Opei861,400/
Oper861,047/
Oppe86647/
Opeh86473/
Opet86458/
Opea86311/
Opee86290/
Opes86269/
Opez86133/
Ophe86130/
Opey8624/
Oped869/
Oupe866/
Opge866/
Oope865/
Opeu865/
Oepe865/
Oipe864/
Ohpe862/
Oype862/
Opep861/
Otpe861/
Opje861/
Opfe861/
Op80769/
Hoppe7574,287/
Opper753,136/
Gopee752,810/
Hopes752,435/
Opfer752,314/
Hopfe751,275/
Goppe751,144/
Ophey75649/
Houpe75607/
Opher75496/
Oppey75426/
Hopey75357/
Odper75340/
Hoper75307/
Oppie75238/
Gophe75173/
Osper75170/
Hopej75147/
Hoope75136/
Hopei75117/
Gopea7596/
Oppes7594/
Opett7593/
Goupe7579/
Ophie7564/
Hopea7562/
Țopea7552/
Hopet7537/
Gopey7536/
Osped7535/
Opess7530/
Hoepe7529/
Opech7527/
Ozper7521/
Goipe7520/
Opeae7520/
Ophei7520/
Hohpe7519/
Ospea7518/
Ophee7516/
Odpes7513/
Ooper7512/
Opetz7512/
Ouper7511/
Hophe759/
Opeed759/
Oppei759/
Oppee758/
Hopie758/
Gopei757/
Hospe757/
Opest757/
Goope756/
Opieh756/
Ope'e756/
Ophed756/
Oupet755/
Ouphe755/
Uopez755/
Oopez755/
Ospet755/
Hopee754/
Ophes754/
Hoped753/
Ophet753/
Opets752/
Hopez752/
Ophea752/
Oshpe752/
Oupeh752/
Obpie752/
Otper751/
Oopie751/
Opeit751/
Opesh751/
Oppeh751/
Oppez751/
Goype751/
Uoppe751/
Opiey751/
Opeha751/
Opheh751/
Hopeu751/
Hopeț751/
Hoipe751/
Opeet751/
Oppea751/
Osphe751/
Opees751/
Opeid751/
Ochpe751/
Opfeu751/
Hgope751/
Oupie751/
Oiphe751/
Oepfe751/
Hobpe750/
Oupey750/
Hooper6789,778/
Gop6755,997/
Hopper6749,663/
Ape679,209/
Hop677,749/
Epe676,452/
Opi675,851/
Hoopes674,816/
Opa674,604/
Opp673,299/
Hoppes672,440/
Hopfer671,628/
Opy67801/
Hospes67711/
Hoppie67600/
Ops67575/
Opheij67369/
Hoeppe67338/
Hosper67223/
Hospet67155/
Uop67115/
Houppe67109/
Hopfes6767/
Opheys6764/
Hoppey6760/
Goupee6760/
Oop6759/
Goopee6755/
Oip6754/
O'Phee6742/
Opt6741/
Ophees6739/
Hošpes6737/
Ojp6732/
Goipei6728/
Oup6728/
Houper6726/
Otp6725/
Opetts6724/
Otpech6722/
Hophet6722/
Hoppej6720/
Osp6716/
Houpie6715/
Odppes6715/
Hoppee6714/
Houpey6714/
Oppeat6713/
Hoopey6710/
Oph679/
Opheis679/
Opz679/
Houpes677/
Opf677/
Goppee676/
Odp676/
Obp675/
Oyp675/
Hopess674/
Oppett674/
Ohp674/
Hoopee674/
Hopech674/
Hopher673/
Opj673/
Ozp673/
Hoppet672/
Hoopie672/
Oppeit672/
Opaaye672/
Goupey672/
Hoopet672/
Hoëppe672/
Ospeer671/
Hopeas671/
Hopees671/
Hopfie671/
Hoppea671/
Hosped671/
Goopey671/
Hoppez671/
Hopphe671/
Houpea671/
Houpei671/
Houpeu671/
Opeitz671/
Opetch671/
Opajje671/
Opphet671/
O'Peet671/
O'Pesh671/
Țop671/
Gopeea671/
Goșpei671/
Hopesh671/
Hoppée671/
Hoophe671/
Ouphet671/
Ouppee671/
Hopeth671/
Hopedz671/
O'Spea670/
Hoppfe670/
Ospher670/
Hopfey670/
Gooppe670/
Opeshd670/
Opijhe670/
Hoippe670/

Ope Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ope in the Hindi language
ओपेope-
Ope in the Marathi language
फ़ोपेfope83.33
ओपेope16.67
Ope in the Russian language
Опеope-

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Footnotes

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