Opemi Surname

767,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 371 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Opemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3421:135,02911,055
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Opemi (334) may also be a first name.

Opemi Last Name Facts

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

Opemi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Opemi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Opemi is the 767,694th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,642,981 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Opemi are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 54 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Opemi is also the 478,963rd most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 334 people.

Opemi is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 342 people, or 1 in 135,029. In Kenya Opemi is most common in: Kakamega County, where 54 percent live, Busia County, where 42 percent live and Bungoma County, where 3 percent live. Outside of Kenya Opemi is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 6 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Opemi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Opemi surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opeymi9122/
Opaemi914/
Opeemi913/
Opemie911/
Opeymie831/
Opema80859/
Opimi80644/
Opami8036/
Opomi8031/
Epemi8030/
Opeme8022/
Apemi802/
Opimai7314/
Apaemi7313/
Opaimi737/
Ophema733/
Apiemi733/
Opemma732/
Hepemi732/
Opiema732/
Apemip731/
Ephemi731/
Hopami731/
Ophami731/
Opimei731/
Hopema731/
Opimis731/
Opamai731/
Opamei731/
Hopesmith711/
Hoppema6727/
Epaemai674/
Ophimai674/
Oupamai671/
Aapiemi671/
Euphemi671/

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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 Opemi
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