Opele Surname

444,536th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 768 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Opele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Congo3201:15,5911,900
Nigeria1791:989,62441,927
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Uganda631:619,67132,575
Cameroon361:576,91944,454
Kenya201:2,308,99536,653
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Opele (98) may also be a first name.

Opele Last Name Facts

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

Opele (Russian: Опеле) is more frequently found in The Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Opele? popularity and diffusion

Opele is the 444,536th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 9,488,992 people. Opele is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Opele are found; 62 percent are found in Central Africa and 62 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 956,749th most commonly held given name in the world, held by 98 people.

The last name Opele is most prevalent in The Congo, where it is carried by 320 people, or 1 in 15,591. In The Congo Opele is most numerous in: Plateaux Department, where 60 percent are found, Brazzaville Department, where 39 percent are found and Cuvette-Ouest Department, where 1 percent are found. Other than The Congo it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 23 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found.

Opele Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oupele9139/
Opelle9118/
Ophele9115/
Opelet9111/
Opaele9110/
Opeele919/
Hopele914/
Opiele914/
Opetle911/
Gopele911/
Opelea911/
Ople894,105/
Ophelie8335/
Opeleha831/
Houpele831/
Ophelle831/
Oppelez831/
Opelech831/
Hopeler830/
Hopeley830/
Apele801,617/
Epele801,567/
Opole80857/
Opeli80824/
Opale80665/
Opela80565/
Opely80311/
Ophel80125/
Opeil8063/
Opple8047/
Opile8028/
Ouple8026/
Hople809/
Opeal802/
Opyle801/
Hoppeler7783/
Hopeless7715/
Hoppeley777/
Ophaeley771/
O'Pealer771/
Hopfelle770/
Opiela732,381/
Hopple731,118/
Hoople73534/
Apeles73354/
Opelia73255/
Eppele73207/
Hopely73170/
Gapele73116/
Hopale7395/
Opahle7379/
Apeler7353/
Apelle7344/
Opelio7331/
Epiele7323/
Opiles7322/
Opecel7316/
Opeuli7316/
Oppeli7312/
Aphele7312/
Apelet7311/
Hopela7310/
Opaley739/
Opalle739/
Hepele739/
Appele739/
Apeule739/
Apiele739/
Epelea738/
Oepile738/
Apeele737/
Odpeli737/
Opeala737/
Opolle737/
Opalee736/
Ophile736/
Hapele735/
Opeila734/
Opalea734/
Ophèle734/
Gophel733/
Apelie733/
Aspele733/
Apelea733/
Apeleu733/
Opaale733/
Opalei733/
Opaile732/
Hopole732/
Opelya731/
Ophale731/
Ophela731/
Oppela731/
Gopeal731/
Gopile731/
Atpele731/
Opoile731/
Opoleu731/
Țepele731/
Opoleh731/
Apaele731/
Apeley731/
Oppelh730/
Oppeal730/
Ophely730/
Hospetler715/
O'Phaeley712/
Appelle67117/
Opphile67109/
Aple67102/
Ophelia6762/
Aspeele6747/
Ozpehli6741/
Oppihle6733/
Hoppela6727/
Ápelesz6726/
Hospely6726/
Aspeler6724/
Hopelai6723/
Hopeala6713/
Hopeela6711/
Țapelea674/
Opheila671/
Oppelit671/
Hapeley671/
Haepele671/
Apeulle671/
Appelet671/
Goupile671/
Appeles671/
Opeilia671/
Gappele671/
Ozpelit671/
O'Pyles671/
Țepelea671/
Apelesz671/
Apelleh671/
Hopeliz671/
Oppalee671/
Ophilea671/
Appeley670/
Ophella670/
Opelych670/
Happele670/
Hoopple670/
Appeler670/
Hoopole670/
Ophilet670/

Opele Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Opele in the Russian language
Опелеopele-

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