Opege Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Opege Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opege Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda781:500,50428,682
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Opege Last Name Facts

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

Opege is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opege? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,121,169th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. Opege is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Opege live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 59 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 500,504. In Uganda Opege is most common in: Tororo District, where 59 percent reside, Serere District, where 21 percent reside and Bugiri District, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opegez915/
Opeget912/
Opegep911/
Opheghe8350/
Oypeghe831/
Opige801,393/
Opese80321/
Opega8033/
Opece8032/
Epege8029/
Opage8029/
Opoge8020/
Apege8018/
Opeje802/
Opegi801/
Opigez73803/
Opeche73151/
Opeser7318/
O'Page734/
Opegui734/
Opeise734/
Opesei731/
Apegeh731/
Ophega731/
Opaage731/
Opiese731/
Opeeze731/
Opeesi731/
Apeagee6716/
Apeager676/
Ojpeche674/
Opechee672/
Otpeche671/
Gapezge671/
Ophejeh671/
Opechhe671/
Oppiger671/

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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 Opege
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