Opel Surname

99,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,773 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Opel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,4791:54,4327,070
United States1,2491:290,19926,939
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Egypt3971:231,57616,276
Uganda3071:127,16411,840
Kenya1731:266,93617,720
Nigeria1121:1,581,63259,341
Russia911:1,583,770106,512
Pakistan761:2,350,57721,125
England641:870,59545,570
Poland561:678,72858,421
Canada491:751,95159,756
France411:1,620,066149,911
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Ukraine221:2,069,213143,711
Belarus141:678,64756,781
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Wales111:281,32115,850
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
India101:76,706,538639,611
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1441:348,74126,729

Opel (935) may also be a first name.

Opel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Opel (Marathi: ओपेल, Russian: Опель) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Opel is the 99,217th most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,526,827 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 38 percent of Opel reside; 33 percent reside in Western Europe and 31 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 264,385th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 935 people.

The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 1,479 people, or 1 in 54,432. In Germany Opel is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 40 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 9 percent reside and Thuringia, where 7 percent reside. Other than Germany it occurs in 55 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 9 percent reside.

Opel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Opel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Opel last name rose 867 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Opel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Opel surname are 8.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.47% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Opel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.65% more than the national average, earning $46,452 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.53% less than the national average, earning $47,432 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oppel894,385/
Opelt891,003/
Opell89189/
Gopel89148/
Opiel8981/
Ospel8962/
Hopel8940/
Opfel8924/
Opeld893/
Opael891/
Oupel891/
Opl86417/
Oppelt803,938/
Hoppel801,207/
Ospelt80686/
Hoepel80451/
Goppel80243/
Hospel80110/
Oppeel8093/
Opfell8053/
Hošpel8038/
Hopfel8017/
Oppell8016/
Goupel8010/
Oppeld809/
O'Pell803/
Hopeel802/
Hoopel801/
Oupell801/
Hopell801/
Hopesl801/
Ospeld801/
Oppiel800/
Oppelh800/
Opfeld800/
Opfelt800/
Hopelt800/
Apel7519,610/
Oplt75512/
Oppl75471/
Epel75452/
Opil7585/
Hopl7525/
Gopl7523/
Oopl753/
Opyl752/
Ojpl752/
Ápel751/
Oipl751/
Opld751/
Opll751/
Ophl751/
Oypl751/
Ohpl751/
Obpl751/
Uopl751/
Hopfeld73106/
Hoeppel7389/
Hoepfel7363/
Hospelt7341/
Oppfelt7329/
Hoppell7329/
Goupell7319/
Opelová738/
Hoopell734/
Opelova733/
Oppeldt732/
Hoopeel731/
Oszpelt731/
Hoppiel730/
Hoppelt730/
Hopfell730/
Opfeelt730/
Appel6742,187/
Apelt673,567/
Apfel672,508/
Eppel671,529/
Apell67915/
Aspel67415/
Hapel67414/
Apael67267/
Hepel67126/
Hoppl6761/
Hooppell6751/
Gapel6751/
Ehpel6751/
Hopfl6750/
Abpel6745/
Höpel6737/
Oppil6733/
Apoel6731/
Opiol6728/
Oppfeldt6726/
Oplet6723/
Opplt6722/
Oppelová6721/
Gopil6717/
Epael6716/
Hopfeldt6713/
Epfel6713/
Apeel6712/
Äppel6712/
Apiel677/
Epell675/
Atpel674/
Apelh673/
Opill673/
Ebpel673/
Apuel671/
Aupel671/
Hopil671/
Goopl671/
Oppél671/
Ooplp671/
Opflp671/
Uoplh671/
Adpel671/
Hotpl671/
Ahpel670/
Hoppfeld670/
Houpl670/
Epiel670/
Hoppeldt670/

Opel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Opel in the Marathi language
ओपेलopela-
Opel in the Russian language
Опельopel-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Opel
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