Opemi Surname
Approximately 371 people bear this surname
Opemi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 342 | 1:135,029 | 11,055 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Opemi (334) may also be a first name.
Opemi Demographics
Opemi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Opemi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Opemi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Opemi occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Opemi? popularity and diffusion
Opemi is the 767,694th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 19,642,981 people. The surname Opemi is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Opemi live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Opemi is also the 478,963rd most frequent forename in the world, held by 334 people.
The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 342 people, or 1 in 135,029. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 54 percent live, Busia County, where 42 percent live and Bungoma County, where 3 percent live. Besides Kenya it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 6 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Opemi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Opemi surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opeymi | 91 | 22 | / |
| Opaemi | 91 | 4 | / |
| Opeemi | 91 | 3 | / |
| Opemie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Opeymie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Opema | 80 | 859 | / |
| Opimi | 80 | 644 | / |
| Opami | 80 | 36 | / |
| Opomi | 80 | 31 | / |
| Epemi | 80 | 30 | / |
| Opeme | 80 | 22 | / |
| Apemi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Opimai | 73 | 14 | / |
| Apaemi | 73 | 13 | / |
| Opaimi | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ophema | 73 | 3 | / |
| Apiemi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Opemma | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hepemi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Opiema | 73 | 2 | / |
| Apemip | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ephemi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hopami | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ophami | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opimei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hopema | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opimis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opamai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opamei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hopesmith | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hoppema | 67 | 27 | / |
| Epaemai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ophimai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oupamai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aapiemi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Euphemi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis