Opelle Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Opelle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opelle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Opelle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Opelle is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Opelle.

How Common Is The Last Name Opelle? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,649,889th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Opelle reside; 61 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Opelle is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya Opelle is mostly concentrated in: Trans Nzoia County, where 90 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 17 percent reside and Nigeria, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gopelle928/
Opellea921/
Ophelle921/
Opele91768/
Hopfelle860/
Epelle832,673/
Opella83580/
Apelle8344/
Oupele8339/
Ophele8315/
Opeele839/
Opelli836/
Hopele834/
Opelly832/
Ople804,105/
Odpelli77228/
Appelle77117/
Apelles7747/
Gapelle7732/
Gopelli7723/
Eppelle7722/
O'Pella7716/
Oppelli7716/
Opiella7710/
Opellia773/
Apeulle771/
Epeelle771/
Houpele771/
Opellio771/
Epelley771/
Apelleh771/
Apeller770/
Apele731,617/
Gople73176/
Opler73172/
Ophel73125/
Opeil7363/
Opple7347/
Opile7328/
Ouple7326/
Oplet7323/
Hople739/
Eplle739/
Opley737/
Aplle736/
Opeal732/
Osple731/
Opyle731/
Oplea731/
Oplei731/
Oples731/
Opleu731/
Goupille71915/
Heppelle7148/
Appelles7129/
Auphelle7126/
Aspeller7124/
Oddpelli7118/
Oppiller7111/
Happelle711/
Appelleh711/
Appeller711/
Hopley673,798/
Hopple671,118/
Hoople67534/
Hopler67432/
Opilla67206/
Oppler67188/
Apella67131/
Opilli6775/
Apelli6728/
Opecel6716/
Aphele6712/
Appele679/
Oupleu678/
Apeele677/
Ophile676/
Hapele675/
Epille675/
Ophèle674/
Opplet673/
Epelli673/
Gophel673/
Gopley673/
Aspele673/
Opaile672/
Apelly672/
Oopley671/
Oplesh671/
Opless671/
Gopeal671/
Opplee671/
Atpele671/
Opoile671/
Hopleu671/
Heplle671/
Ouplet671/
Apille671/
Opilly671/
Hosple670/
Oppelh670/
Applle670/
Oppeal670/

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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
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  • 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 Opelle
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