Opelena Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Opelena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Opeleña (77) are calculated separately.
Opelena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Opelena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Opelena has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It can be found as a variant: Opeleña. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Opelena? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 33 percent of Opelena reside; 33 percent reside in North America and 33 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The last name Opelena is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 25,309,556. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Caraga, where 25 percent are found and Northern Mindanao, where 25 percent are found. Outside of The Philippines this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opeleña | 95 | 77 | / |
| Hopelena | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gopelenga | 88 | 4 | / |
| Apelena | 86 | 7 | / |
| Opelina | 86 | 7 | / |
| Opalena | 86 | 3 | / |
| Opelenio | 80 | 120 | / |
| Opelenge | 80 | 5 | / |
| Hopeleña | 80 | 4 | / |
| Apelenga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Opelinea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Opelengi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Apielena | 80 | 0 | / |
| Opileni | 71 | 202 | / |
| Apeleña | 71 | 135 | / |
| Opeliña | 71 | 80 | / |
| Opalana | 71 | 71 | / |
| Apelona | 71 | 32 | / |
| Opalina | 71 | 14 | / |
| Opolona | 71 | 10 | / |
| Opalona | 71 | 10 | / |
| Apelina | 71 | 8 | / |
| Epalena | 71 | 4 | / |
| Apolena | 71 | 2 | / |
| Opelino | 71 | 2 | / |
| Opolina | 71 | 2 | / |
| Apeleno | 71 | 1 | / |
| Opilina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Apeleny | 71 | 1 | / |
| Apeleni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Epelina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Opalená | 71 | 1 | / |
| Opeleño | 71 | 1 | / |
| Apelinga | 67 | 69 | / |
| Hopeliña | 67 | 9 | / |
| Opelinio | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hopileña | 67 | 3 | / |
| Apelenge | 67 | 2 | / |
| Apoleena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opheline | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hopelyne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hopeline | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gopeline | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Opelena
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