Openji Surname
Approximately 732 people bear this surname
Openji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 726 | 1:53,773 | 6,407 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
Openji (17) may also be a first name.
Openji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Openji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Openji is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Openji.
How Common Is The Last Name Openji? popularity and diffusion
Openji is the 461,133rd most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 9,955,664 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Openji live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Openji is also the 2,694,839th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 17 people.
It is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 726 people, or 1 in 53,773. In Uganda Openji is mostly concentrated in: Nebbi District, where 33 percent are found, Zombo District, where 27 percent are found and Hoima District, where 10 percent are found. Beside Uganda this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Openjit | 92 | 1 | / |
| Openjhio | 86 | 1 | / |
| Openja | 83 | 301 | / |
| Opengi | 83 | 11 | / |
| Opensi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Openzi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Apenji | 83 | 3 | / |
| Openje | 83 | 2 | / |
| Opinji | 83 | 1 | / |
| Epenji | 83 | 1 | / |
| Opanji | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oponji | 83 | 1 | / |
| Openchi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oipenje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Openier | 77 | 0 | / |
| Oppenhei | 71 | 3 | / |
| Openge | 67 | 414 | / |
| Hopfenziz | 67 | 49 | / |
| Apenje | 67 | 46 | / |
| Apenja | 67 | 30 | / |
| Opingi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Apanji | 67 | 9 | / |
| Apensi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Openza | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ouppinjai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Opegne | 67 | 5 | / |
| Openze | 67 | 4 | / |
| Epanji | 67 | 3 | / |
| Apenzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Apengi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opinzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opense | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opanje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hopfensiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hopensitz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oppngi | 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 Openji
- 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