Opejo Surname
Approximately 989 people bear this surname
Opejo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 982 | 1:39,755 | 5,088 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
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
The last name Opejo has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Opejo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Opejo is the 364,871st most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 7,368,601 people. Opejo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Opejo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 14 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 982 people, or 1 in 39,755. In Uganda Opejo is primarily found in: Bukedea District, where 28 percent are found, Amuria District, where 16 percent are found and Kumi District, where 15 percent are found. Other than Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opejjo | 91 | 4 | / |
| Ospejo | 91 | 0 | / |
| Opeyo | 80 | 152 | / |
| Hopej | 80 | 147 | / |
| Opeso | 80 | 83 | / |
| Opeji | 80 | 45 | / |
| Apejo | 80 | 28 | / |
| Opeje | 80 | 2 | / |
| Opeio | 80 | 2 | / |
| Opijo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Opojo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Opezo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hopejová | 77 | 2 | / |
| Opheij | 73 | 369 | / |
| Opezzo | 73 | 98 | / |
| Hoppej | 73 | 20 | / |
| Opezio | 73 | 19 | / |
| Apejot | 73 | 16 | / |
| Apejoy | 73 | 6 | / |
| Opecho | 73 | 5 | / |
| Opieso | 73 | 4 | / |
| Oupeja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hopeji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opeyod | 73 | 1 | / |
| Apejos | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eupejo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hoppejová | 71 | 21 | / |
| Hoppejova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Opie | 67 | 4,684 | / |
| Opei | 67 | 1,400 | / |
| Opou | 67 | 724 | / |
| Opue | 67 | 500 | / |
| Opoi | 67 | 498 | / |
| Oppezzo | 67 | 333 | / |
| Opea | 67 | 311 | / |
| Opee | 67 | 290 | / |
| Opae | 67 | 101 | / |
| Opoy | 67 | 97 | / |
| Opoe | 67 | 37 | / |
| Opye | 67 | 24 | / |
| Opey | 67 | 24 | / |
| Opoa | 67 | 10 | / |
| O'Pezio | 67 | 8 | / |
| Opheeja | 67 | 7 | / |
| Opeu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hopeyou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Odpaijo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Apej | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oppezio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oupeuho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ophejeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hophejh | 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 Opejo
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