Opelka Surname

823,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 337 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Opelka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opelka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia1411:75,41512,659
Austria901:94,61613,804
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Opelka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Opelka is held by more people in Czechia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Opelka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 823,466th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 21,624,765 people. Opelka occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Opelka reside; 42 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 42 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Czechia, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 75,415. In Czechia it is most common in: South Bohemian Region, where 67 percent live, Prague, where 9 percent live and Ústí nad Labem Region, where 6 percent live. Beside Czechia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Opelka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Opelka surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Opelka earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 16.49% more than the national average, earning $50,264 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.18% less than the national average, earning $43,137 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opielka92349/
Opoelka921/
Opilka8344/
Opelko832/
Opełka831/
Opplka831/
Ospelkaus8016/
Opiełka77389/
Opiolka7791/
Hopelke771/
Hopelki771/
Opiłka67546/
Oplkop671/
Opiołka6279/
Apelker6268/
Oplekou625/
Hopylko622/
Apelkhot575/
Hoplekou571/
Opiłko504/

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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 Opelka
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