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 surname Opelo occurs more in Botswana more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Opelo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Opelo is the 523,160th most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 11,735,179 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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. Opelo is also the 162,038th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,145 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Botswana, where it is borne by 574 people, or 1 in 3,810. Not including Botswana Opelo is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 3 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.
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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