Opeitum Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Opeitum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opeitum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2591:150,73113,344
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Opeitum Last Name Facts

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

Opeitum is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Opeitum.

How Common Is The Last Name Opeitum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 978,274th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 27,604,341 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Opeitum are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Opeitum is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 259 people, or 1 in 150,731. In Uganda Opeitum is primarily concentrated in: Katakwi District, where 77 percent live, Amuria District, where 7 percent live and Soroti District, where 7 percent live. Excluding Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and Malaysia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opeituum931/
Opetum923/
Apeitum865/
Opettum861/
Opejotum801/
Opejetum801/
Opitom7753/
Opetun7748/
Oupatum714/
Oppatum712/
Apeetum711/
Uopatum711/
Opetusin67141/
Ouppatum6716/
Oupathum675/
Hopetoun673/
Oupatume672/
Ooppatum672/
Hopethom671/
Oppathum671/
Ouphatum671/

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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 Opeitum
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