Opejo Surname

364,871st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 989 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Opejo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opejo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda9821:39,7555,088
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603

Opejo (14) may also be a first name.

Opejo Last Name Facts

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

Opejo occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Opejo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Opejo is the 364,871st most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 7,368,601 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Opejo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequent given name at a global level, borne by 14 people.

This last name is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 982 people, or 1 in 39,755. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Bukedea District, where 28 percent live, Amuria District, where 16 percent live and Kumi District, where 15 percent live. Aside from Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opejjo914/
Ospejo910/
Opeyo80152/
Hopej80147/
Opeso8083/
Opeji8045/
Apejo8028/
Opeje802/
Opeio802/
Opijo801/
Opojo801/
Opezo801/
Hopejová772/
Opheij73369/
Opezzo7398/
Hoppej7320/
Opezio7319/
Apejot7316/
Apejoy736/
Opecho735/
Opieso734/
Oupeja731/
Hopeji731/
Opeyod731/
Apejos731/
Eupejo731/
Hoppejová7121/
Hoppejova711/
Opie674,684/
Opei671,400/
Opou67724/
Opue67500/
Opoi67498/
Oppezzo67333/
Opea67311/
Opee67290/
Opae67101/
Opoy6797/
Opoe6737/
Opye6724/
Opey6724/
Opoa6710/
O'Pezio678/
Opheeja677/
Opeu675/
Hopeyou674/
Odpaijo673/
Apej672/
Oppezio672/
Oupeuho671/
Ophejeh671/
Hophejh671/

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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 Opejo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis