Opeola Surname

455,757th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 743 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Opeola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opeola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7211:245,69014,219
United States151:24,163,929685,360
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Opeola (71) may also be a first name.

Opeola Last Name Facts

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

The last name Opeola is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Opeola? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 455,757th most widely held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 9,808,272 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Opeola live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 71 people.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 721 people, or 1 in 245,690. In Nigeria Opeola is primarily found in: Oyo, where 42 percent live, Lagos, where 18 percent live and Osun, where 16 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Opeola Last Name Statistics demography

Opeola earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 64.34% more than the national average, earning $70,911 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opeaola923/
Opiola83484/
Opeala837/
Opiolla7742/
Hopeala7713/
Opioloa771/
Opiolia771/
Opeoluo771/
Ohpeolou711/
Azpeolea711/
Aspeolea711/
Opioła671,208/
Opiala67864/
Opiolo67136/
Apiola679/

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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 Opeola
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