Openu Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Openu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Openu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Openu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Openu is borne by more people in Israel than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Openu? popularity and diffusion

Openu is the 8,968,613th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 25 percent of Openu reside; 25 percent reside in East Africa and 25 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Israel, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 8,557,634. Barring Israel this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 25 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Openup912/
Openou911/
Opengu911/
Openeu911/
Oppenau8319/
Opienou8312/
Apenu80385/
Epenu80222/
Oponu8069/
Opinu803/
Opanu801/
Oppienou7797/
Hoppenau7723/
Apenou73572/
Opanau7389/
Epienu7325/
Gapenu7321/
Hopinu734/
Apengu734/
Eepenu733/
Ephenu732/
Opingu732/
Epenou731/
Hapenu731/
Apienu731/
Opponu731/
Hoponu731/
Opainu731/
Oppenhuis71183/
Oppenhuid711/
Hopenhaus710/
Openhaust710/
Apienou6733/
Hapenui6728/
Hoppenhaus678/
Opannou673/
Hapenau672/
Epienou671/
Hepenou671/
Hoponou671/

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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 Openu
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