Opeke Surname

249,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,592 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Opeke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opeke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4851:119,2887,879
Uganda621:629,66632,895
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
England11:55,718,059489,080

Opeke (116) may also be a first name.

Opeke Last Name Facts

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

Opeke occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opeke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 249,366th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,577,604 people. Opeke is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Opeke live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Opeke is also the 868,627th most widely held forename globally It is held by 116 people.

The surname Opeke is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,485 people, or 1 in 119,288. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 56 percent live, Ondo, where 15 percent live and Bayelsa, where 5 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Opeke is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 4 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.

Opeke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Opeke surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Opeke earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opeker9116/
Opheke9112/
Opeyke914/
Opekei912/
Opeike911/
Opekeh911/
Hopeke911/
Opek89124/
Ozpeker836/
Oppeker832/
Hopekey830/
Opoke804,276/
Apeke80966/
Opeka80515/
Hopek80380/
Epeke80213/
Opike8047/
Opake8043/
Opece8032/
Gopek8032/
Ophek8016/
Opeck8014/
Uopek8014/
Oppek8012/
Opeki8010/
Oppecker7712/
Hoppecke772/
Ophoke731,097/
Opieka73432/
Hopeck73217/
Opeche73151/
Opekha7384/
Hoppek7341/
Epekie7334/
Opyoke7333/
Oppeck7329/
Opfoke7322/
Apekei7315/
Apekey7312/
Opuike7311/
Epheke7310/
Hapeke7310/
Opakei738/
Opokeh735/
Ohpoke735/
Gopeck734/
Opesky734/
Opeika734/
Opokee734/
Apekea734/
Hopake734/
Opaike733/
Opacke732/
Oepoke731/
Opeckj731/
Opokeu731/
Opoyke731/
Oppyke731/
Hopekk731/
Opegue731/
Opecka731/
Hoopek731/
Apekie731/
Apekeu731/
O'Peck731/
Opeqez730/
Opycke730/
Opayke730/
Opik67551/
Apek67344/
Hňoupek6724/
Opex6712/
Opec6710/
Opeg675/
Apeekee674/
Ojpeche674/
Apecker674/
Opyk674/
Opekova672/
Opechee672/
Hopecki671/
Ooppake671/
Hopakey671/
Opphoke671/
O'Speck671/
Gophike671/
Hoppeck670/

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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 Opeke
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