Opelo Surname
Approximately 621 people bear this surname
Opelo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 574 | 1:3,810 | 545 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Congo | 10 | 1:498,910 | 11,250 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Opelo (2,145) may also be a first name.
Opelo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Opelo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Opelo is more commonly found in Botswana than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Opelo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 523,160th most commonly used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 11,735,179 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Opelo are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 162,038th most frequently used first name globally, held by 2,145 people.
It is most frequently used in Botswana, where it is borne by 574 people, or 1 in 3,810. Excluding Botswana this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opelio | 91 | 31 | / |
| Opielo | 91 | 15 | / |
| Gopelo | 91 | 7 | / |
| Opaelo | 91 | 4 | / |
| Hopelos | 83 | 68 | / |
| Opeilou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Houpelo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Apelo | 80 | 2,493 | / |
| Opolo | 80 | 1,213 | / |
| Opela | 80 | 565 | / |
| Opilo | 80 | 508 | / |
| Opalo | 80 | 273 | / |
| Epelo | 80 | 50 | / |
| Opiela | 73 | 2,381 | / |
| Opollo | 73 | 813 | / |
| Appelo | 73 | 471 | / |
| Gopela | 73 | 280 | / |
| Opelia | 73 | 255 | / |
| Opiolo | 73 | 136 | / |
| Opilio | 73 | 113 | / |
| Opelat | 73 | 109 | / |
| Hopalo | 73 | 105 | / |
| Opallo | 73 | 30 | / |
| Opalio | 73 | 26 | / |
| Oppolo | 73 | 17 | / |
| Opailo | 73 | 11 | / |
| Opilos | 73 | 10 | / |
| Hopela | 73 | 10 | / |
| Opoloi | 73 | 8 | / |
| Gapelo | 73 | 8 | / |
| Opeala | 73 | 7 | / |
| Opelas | 73 | 7 | / |
| Epeloi | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hopolo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Apelio | 73 | 4 | / |
| Opeila | 73 | 4 | / |
| Aspelo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gopilo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Opoloo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Apielo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Apelyo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ophilo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hopylo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opelya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opholo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ophela | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oppela | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opelah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opiloi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opoloy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hopilos | 67 | 142 | / |
| Ophelia | 67 | 62 | / |
| Hoppela | 67 | 27 | / |
| Hopeala | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hopeela | 67 | 11 | / |
| Aspelod | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hapeloy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Epielou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Apelleo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opolloh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hopolio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opeilia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opholoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoopalo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opheila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opgella | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ophella | 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
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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 Opelo
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