Opedu Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Opedu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opedu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080

Opedu Last Name Facts

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

Opedu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opedu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Opedu live; 70 percent live in West Africa and 70 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Opedu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria Opedu is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 38 percent reside, Ondo, where 31 percent reside and Ogun, where 25 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 22 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opeudu913/
Opedus911/
Apedu801,083/
Epedu80490/
Opidu8020/
Opadu801/
Apeadu732,396/
Apiedu73364/
Apeddu73136/
Apedou7341/
Appedu7325/
Opodhu732/
Apaedu731/
Epeduh731/
Opidhu731/
Opedoo731/
Opidau731/
Gopidu731/
Appiedu67699/
Appeadu67497/
Appeddu67227/
Appedou671/
Apeydou671/
Goupidou624/
Epidu60555/
Apodu60159/
Apadu6025/
Epadu6017/
Apidu603/
Epodu601/
Appadu551,917/
Apedoe55592/
Hapidu5514/
Appodu559/
Apodhu557/
Apadau552/
Apedoo551/
Apaddu551/
Apeidoo5011/
Appaddu501/

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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
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  • 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 Opedu
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