Opesa Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Opesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda781:500,50428,682
Nigeria541:3,280,42199,135
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230

Opesa (18) may also be a first name.

Opesa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Opesa occurs most in Uganda. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Opesa.

How Common Is The Last Name Opesa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Opesa is the 1,465,390th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. The last name Opesa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Opesa live; 58 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Opesa is also the 2,608,198th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 18 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 500,504. In Uganda Opesa is primarily found in: Kumi District, where 29 percent reside, Serere District, where 21 percent reside and Ngora District, where 15 percent reside. Other than Uganda Opesa exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 37 percent reside and Kenya, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opeisa91793/
Opesha9189/
Opeesa9164/
Opiesa915/
Opesai913/
Opeasa912/
Opessa911/
Opesay911/
Opeisha8395/
Opeisia833/
Opesaha831/
Gopesha831/
Opisa80990/
Oposa80542/
Opese80321/
Epesa80198/
Opasa80147/
Apesa80123/
Opeso8083/
Opeza8015/
Opeca8014/
Gopesaha773/
Opisia73120/
Opassa73106/
Apesaa7354/
Apesoa7341/
Opesso7324/
Epessa7322/
Apesia7321/
Opeser7318/
Opecha7317/
Epesau7317/
Opessi7315/
Apeesa7312/
Gapesa7312/
Opisay7311/
Apaesa736/
Opesse735/
Apoesa734/
Oposha734/
Opetsi734/
Opeise734/
Apesea734/
Opieso734/
Opasha733/
Opeusi733/
Opieza732/
Apessa732/
Opisah732/
Hopasa731/
Apesas731/
Oupasa731/
Ospisa731/
Appesa731/
Opaisa731/
Opeshe731/
Opetse731/
Opeesi731/
Opesei731/
Opisca731/
Opisha731/
Oupeja731/
Apiesa731/
Apesha731/
Opiese731/
Hoposa731/
Epaesa731/
Opetshi6734/
Abpetsa6734/
Ospetsi6715/
Opheeja677/
Appeesa674/
Opeicha672/
Oppesso671/
Opechay671/
Opeïcha671/
Gopaysa671/
Uopasai671/
Aphesia670/

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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
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  • 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 Opesa
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