Opeaye Surname
Approximately 95 people bear this surname
Opeaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 87 | 1:2,036,124 | 71,256 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Opeaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Opeaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Opeaye is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Opeaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Opeaye is the 1,907,068th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Opeaye are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 2,036,124. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ogun, where 51 percent are found, Lagos, where 43 percent are found and Ondo, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opeaiye | 92 | 28 | / |
| Opeiaye | 92 | 3 | / |
| Opeay | 91 | 0 | / |
| Opaiye | 83 | 4 | / |
| Apeaye | 83 | 4 | / |
| Opeiye | 83 | 4 | / |
| Opayie | 83 | 3 | / |
| Opeeye | 83 | 2 | / |
| Opueye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Opaeye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Opaoye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Opatoye | 77 | 283 | / |
| Opateye | 77 | 144 | / |
| Opetayo | 77 | 9 | / |
| Opataye | 77 | 2 | / |
| Opayeyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Apeaiye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Opaooye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Apejaye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Opiye | 73 | 230 | / |
| Opyei | 73 | 18 | / |
| Opyee | 73 | 12 | / |
| Opaea | 73 | 6 | / |
| Opyey | 73 | 2 | / |
| Opiee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opiey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opayooye | 71 | 94 | / |
| Ophajaye | 71 | 3 | / |
| Opajooye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Opeyseyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ophiieye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Opeshayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goipayee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Opiayo | 67 | 430 | / |
| Opeoya | 67 | 43 | / |
| Opueje | 67 | 19 | / |
| Gopaee | 67 | 12 | / |
| Apaiye | 67 | 10 | / |
| Apeiye | 67 | 9 | / |
| Opouye | 67 | 7 | / |
| Opuiye | 67 | 5 | / |
| Apayie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Apayee | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gopjee | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gopiee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Opiaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Opueue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Apieye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opeiue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opyeya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opyeyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opauya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gopyea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gopiye | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Opeaye
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